Lord Fawn was not there. Lord Fawn, whose health had temporarily
given way beneath the pressing labours of the India board, was visiting
his estates in Tipperary.
"She is married to-day, duke, down in Scotland," said Lady Glencora,
sitting close to the duke's ear, for the duke was a little deaf. They were
in the duke's small morning sitting-room, and no one else was present
excepting Madame Max Goesler.
"Married to-morrow down in Scotland. Dear, dear! what is he?" The
profession to which Mr. Emilius belonged had been mentioned to the duke
more than once before.
"He's some sort of a clergyman, duke. You went and heard him preach,
Madame Max. You can tell us what he's like."
"Oh, yes; he's a clergyman of our Church," said Madame Goesler.
"A clergyman of our Church; dear, dear! And married in Scotland! That
makes it stranger. I wonder what made a clergyman marry her?"
"Money, duke," said Lady Glencora, speaking very loud.
"Oh, ah, yes; money. So he'd got money; had he?"
"Not a penny, duke; but she had."
"Oh, ah, yes. I forgot. She was very well left; wasn't she? And so she has
married a clergyman without a penny.
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