The world knows nothing of her story. That dead past is buried deeper than ever ship went down into the treacherous waters of the tideless sea. To Mercy herself, in her plenitude of domestic bliss, it seems as if it was another woman who shed those bitter tears and drank that cup of shame. The world knows only that Theodore Dalbrook has a lovely and devoted wife, who thoroughly understands and realizes the duties of her position.
Lord Cheriton’s will, executed three months before his death at Mustapha Supérieure, bequeathed a life interest in the sum of £20,000 Consols to Sarah Newton, spinster, the principal to go to Mercy Darcy—otherwise Mercy Porter—upon that lady’s death.
THE END.
LONDON: PRINTED BY WILLIAM CLOWES AND SONS, LIMITED,
STAMFORD STREET AND CHARING CROSS
Transcriber’s Notes
- pg 22 Changed: Do I ever catch cold, Godfrey?” said cried,
to: Do I ever catch cold, Godfrey?” Nita cried, - pg 35 Changed: you would remember us, at such at time.
to: you would remember us, at such a time. - pg 57 Changed: or entertaiments of any kind.
to: or entertainments of any kind. - pg 61 Changed: Who can have sent me a petit bleue?
to: Who can have sent me a petit bleu? - pg 65 Changed: evidencies of fancies that had passed
to: evidences of fancies that had passed - pg 80 Changed: had paid nearly three hundred pounda
to: had paid nearly three hundred pounds - pg 84 Changed: Ah, my love, what would not do.
to: Ah, my love, that would not do. - pg 86 Changed: oppressed him life a nightmare.
to: oppressed him like a nightmare. - pg 139 Changed: preferred taking of the stars
to: preferred talking of the stars - pg 172 Changed: Her loved her well enough to be able
to: He loved her well enough to be able - pg 195 Changed: one sees more of a horse from tho pavement
to: one sees more of a horse from the pavement - pg 218 Changed: she wore a black satin gownd
to: she wore a black satin gown - pg 237 Changed: so I had alway emptied the waste-paper baskets
to: so I had always emptied the waste-paper baskets - pg 247 Changed: no less famous a locality than Camberwell Green
to: no less famous a locality than Camberwell Grove - pg 271 Changed: You found an improvment in her
to: You found an improvement in her - pg 276 Changed: not unfrequeut consequence of continuous brooding
to: not unfrequent consequence of continuous brooding - pg 316 Changed: he wreaked his vemon upon her
to: he wreaked his venom upon her - pg 352 Changed: soon as possible at Myrtle Cottage, Camberwell Green
to: soon as possible at Myrtle Cottage, Camberwell Grove - pg 355 Changed: To got her away
to: To get her away