“Not yet.”
There was something so grim in his answer that Caroline could for the moment only sob uncontrollably. If her tears moved him, he showed no sign of it.
“Come, your ladyship,” he said after a few seconds. “This has been a morbid revelation, I admit, but it need not disturb you unnecessarily. You have nothing to fear and the gaieties of London Society will soon dispel such horrors from your mind. My London mansion is at your disposal. It shall be opened, and my purse fortunately is long enough for you to indulge in whatever whims occur to you.”
Caroline raised her face from her hands.
“How can you speak of such things?” she asked quickly and in utter scorn. “Do you think that frivolities could make me forget all this – and you.”
Her voice softened on the last word, but Lord Br
