"Well, Nemesis overtook him."
"Yes; as it overtook Blake. It is no use trying to escape Fate. But both those men were scoundrels. The only one I pity is Julia, who only sinned out of love for Vass. She is the true victim. But I was going to ask you, what about Donna Maria?"
Darrel grew red and confused, as a lover should. "She is going back to Lima with her aunt. Poor Donna Inez, she has been terribly upset by all this public scandal and the discovery of her husband's perfidy."
"Pooh, pooh! she is better without the old libertine; but women never know when they are well off. It is a pity, though, she has lost all her money.
"Not all. Old Leighbourne says he can save her a thousand a year out of the general wreck."
"And that is opulence in Peru," said Torry. "Are you going to Peru also?"
"Why do you ask?" said Frank, blushing again.
"Because since the discovery of Blake's guilt you have been down to Wray House every day."
"Donna Maria wanted things explained to her."
"Oh, and it took three weeks to explain them. Well when is the marriage to be?"