Mr Witt's Widow by Antonio Hope

One evening, about a week after what Mr. Espion called the final _esclandre_, Tommy Myles made his appearance in the smoking-room of the Themis. More important matters have ousted the record of Tommy's marriage and blissful honeymoon, and he came back to find that a negligent world had hardly noticed his absence.

"How are you?" said he to Sidmouth Vane.