Sudley. [Giving in with difficulty.] The family is an old one. J. William Deane's daughter? Surely he left a very considerable—
Miss Heneage. Oh, fifteen or twenty millions.
Sudley. [Determined not to be dazzled.] If I remember rightly she was brought up abroad.
Miss Heneage. In France and England—and I fancy brought up with a very gay set in very gay places. In fact she is what is called a "sporty" woman.
Sudley. [Always ready to think the worst.] We might put up with that. But you don't mean to tell me Philip has the—the—assurance to marry a woman who has been divorced by—
Miss Heneage. Not at all. Cynthia Karslake divorced her husband.
Sudley. [Gloomily, since he has less fault to find than he expected.] She divorced him! Ah!
[He seeks the consolation of his tea.
Miss Heneage. The suit went by default. And, my dear William, there are many palliating circumstances. Cynthia was married to Karslake only seven months. There are no— [Glancing at Grace] no hostages to Fortune! Ahem!
Sudley. [Still unwilling to be pleased.] Ah! What sort of a young woman is she?