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To go back to Lady Altamont for a moment. Naturally enough, Society had been thrilled by the tragic death of Sir Charles Altamont, who had been more or less of a prominent figure in Society, owing mainly to the beauty and fascination of his wife. Many stories had been told in relation to the suicide, but nobody really knew anything of the facts of the case but Lady Altamont, and she was not likely to betray herself.
On the whole, she could not regard herself as otherwise than fortunate.