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"She is of the world -- worldly, I fear," said the Bishop of St. Cheviot's to his chaplain, with a solemn shake of the head; "however, you may as well bring the charity to her notice; I dare say she will put her name down as patroness and give you a cheque for a good round sum."
"Hm'm," said Lord Chenevix musingly, as from the window of his club he watched Lady Glencross drive past in her neat Victoria, "if they admitted women into the diplomatic service she'd have made a name for herself. It passes my comprehension how that woman has managed to retain the family jewels and her enormous jointure, and yet keep on good terms with every member of the Glencross family -- her gouty old father-in-law included. Bless my soul! it seems only yesterday that I saw her in a brown holland pinafore, picking gooseberries in the vicarage garden, and today, she is a persona grata in the best sets!"