Indeed? I—I'm grieved.
Ottoline.
My marriage was an utter failure. You heard?
Philip.
[Shaking his head.] No.
Ottoline.
No? [Smiling faintly.] I thought everybody hears when a marriage is a failure. [Mournfully.] The fact remains; it was a terrible mistake. Poor Lucien! I don't blame him for my nine years of unhappiness. I engaged myself to him in a hurry—out of pique——
Philip.
Pique?
Ottoline.