Messrs. Mowbray & Mopus were of
opinion that as the diamonds had been given into her hands by her husband
without any terms as to their surrender, no one could claim them. Of the
manner in which the diamonds had been placed in her hands no one knew more
than she chose to tell.
But when she started with her house in town--a modest little house in
Mount Street, near the park--just two years after her husband's death, she
had a large circle of acquaintances. The Eustace people, and the Greystock
people, and even the Linlithgow people, did not entirely turn their backs
upon her. The countess, indeed, was very venomous, as she well might be;
but then the countess was known for her venom. The dean and his family
were still anxious that she should be encouraged to discreet living, and,
though they feared many things, thought that they had no ground for open
complaint. The Eustace people were forbearing, and hoped the best. "D---
the necklace," John Eustace had said, and the bishop unfortunately had
heard him say it! "John," said the prelate, "whatever is to become of the
bauble you might express your opinion in more sensible language.
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