The fair of May fair - University Library

A DIVORCEE.
CHAPTER VI.
L'honneur est eomme une lie escarjj^e et saus bords.
On ay peut plus I'entrer, ti^s qu'on en est dehors.
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BoiLEAU.
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Lord Seafield's predictions were more than ve*
rifled, and Lady Emlyn's pupil did honour to her
lessons. Vavasor Kendal found it convenient to
pass a fortnight at Allanby on his road to the Loch-
vardine Moors ;—and on the tenth day of his visit,
Mr. Allanby found it necessary to turn his wife
out of doors:—his Amelia,—the mother of his
boys,—the pride if not the comfort of his age. —
Poor old man !—heavily indeed was he fated to
atone the improvidence of his rash marriage !
From the period of Mrs. Allanby's intimacy with
the Tuftons and ill-omened friendship with Lady
Emlyn, it may be concluded that Moorcroft be-
came somewhat neglected. Jane Esthope was not,
however, of the number of those who widen the
breach with an alienated friend by cold looks or
warm words. She, either could not or would not
see that, since the Lady of the Hall had linked