Then they could only guess at what had occurred when some well-known beauty retired unexpectedly to the country or went about looking so miserable that it was obvious she had lost something of very great value.
The word ‘heart-breaker’ which the Viscount had injudiciously used was whispered from Boudoir to Boudoir.
But because the Duke was so fastidious in his choice, and because the women who loved him were seldom if ever spiteful when he left them, those who were interested in the details of his love life continued to be frustrated.
Mr. Middleton picked up his papers.
““I will find out everything I can, Your Grace,” he said, “and furnish whatever information there is about Sir Jarvis as quickly as possible.”
“Thank you, Middleton, I knew I could rely on you.”
The Duke rose from the
