"
"But she probably didn't use lorgnettes then, and - "
"Her nose was just as sharp though - 'peaky' I used to call it,"
nodded the Duchess. "And she has actually sent Lisbeth away - dear
child - and to such a horrid, quiet little place, too, where she'll
have nobody to talk to but that young Selwyn.
"I beg pardon, Duchess, but - "
"Horace Selwyn, of Selwyn Park - cousin to Lord Selwyn, of
Brankesmere. Agatha has been scheming for it a long time, under
the rose, you know. Of course, it would be a good match, in a way
- wealthy, and all that - but I must say he bores me horribly
- so very serious and precise!"
"Really !"I exclaimed, "do you mean to say - "
"I expect she will have them married before they know it - Agatha's
dreadfully determined. Her character lies in her nose and chin."
"But Lisbeth is not a child - she has a will of her own, and - "
"True," nodded the Duchess, "but is it a match for Agatha's chin?
And then, too, it is rather more than possible that you are become
the object of her bitterest scorn by now.
"But, my dear Duchess - "
"Oh, Agatha is a born diplomat.
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