She gave me a startled look, and said,
"Did you know Jerome Bonaparte has come back? He left his wife in America. She cannot be received in France, because she has committed the crime of marrying a prince. She is to be divorced for political reasons."
"Jerome Bonaparte is a hound!" I spoke hotly.
"And his wife a venturesome woman—to marry even a temporary prince."
"I like her sort, madame!"
"Do you, sire?"
"Yes, I like a woman who can love!"
"And ruin?"
"How could you ruin me?"
"The Saint-Michels brought me up," said Eagle. "They taught me what is lawful and unlawful. I will never do an unlawful thing, to the disgrace and shame of my house. A woman should build her house, not tear it down."