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THE next event of any importance in this extraordinary case was the action brought by the Duc and Duchesse de Rochechouart here in England against Lady Polchester for illegal detention of their property.
It very soon transpired that several witnesses had come over from the States in order to corroborate the lady's assertions with regard to her rightful ownership of the picture, and the public was once more on the tiptoe of expectation.