Chapter 11 No.11

Lud! what a group the motley scene discloses,

False wits, false wives, false virgins, and false spouses.

-Goldsmith's Epilogue to the Comedy of the Sisters.

Madame D'Anville kept her promise-the invitation was duly sent, and accordingly at half past ten to the Rue D'Anjou I drove.

The rooms were already full. Lord Bennington was standin