Behind the Bronze Door by William Le Queux

Though Yootha Hagerston had now inherited the little fortune left to her by her aunt, she had not thought it necessary to change her mode of living, or even to move from her flat near Knightsbridge into more expensive quarters, as one or two of her snobbish-minded acquaintances had told her they supposed she would do.

Of late she had, however, changed in some ways, as many people had noticed. She seemed pensive, at times quite _distraite_, and this gave rise to various conjectures among her many casual acquaintances. By some it was hinted that "there must be a man in the case," though none could think who the man could be, as Yootha was not by any means fond of men's society; on the contrary, she often freely admitted that the conversation of most young men, and even middle-aged men, bored her considerably.