"You thought I was in love with Mrs. Darling," he interrupted. "So I—No, I wasn't. I was fascinated, infatuated. But I—Of course you heard about the fire at Carfen?"
"We heard she was horribly burned. Do tell me the particulars."
"They say she's disfigured," he explained. "Her face is all swathed now."
"That will rob her of her power. And she was so beautiful."
"Yes, she was beautiful," agreed Carleigh. "And she did have power. She could make a man forget his eternal soul."
"Nina was wonderful at making men forget," said his Aunt Kitty. "She made you forget, didn't she?"
"For a little while. Then, by purest chance, I saw Rosamond again, and—well, I knew that she was the only woman I could ever really care for as one's wife should be cared for. She is an angel."
"But her mother?"
"Ah, her mother. We are going to keep clear of Mrs. Veynol."
"Can you?"