husband, married years before your father and mother?'

'But, why? said Elizabeth, rather inclined to cry. 'What has poor
Lucy done that you should get yourself unmarried from her?'

There was a laugh from both brothers; but Berenger, seeing Lucy's
blushes, restrained himself, and said. 'Mine was not such good
luck, Bess, but they gave me a little French wife, younger than
Dolly, and saucier still; and as she seems to wish to be quit of
me, why, I shall be rid of her.'

'See there, Dolly,' said Philip, in a warning voice, 'that is the
way you'll be served if you do not mend your ways.'

'But I thought,' said Annora gravely, 'that people were married
once for all, and it could not be undone.'

'So said Aunt Cecily, but my Lord was proving to her out of all law
that a contract between such a couple of babes went for nought,'
said Berenger.

'And shall you, indeed, see Paris, and all the braveries there?'
asked Philip. 'I thought my Lord would never have trusted you out
of his sight.'

'And now it is to be only with Mr. Adderley,' said Berenger; 'but
there will be rare doings to be seen at this royal wedding, and
maybe I shall break a lance there in your honour, Lucy.'

'And you'll bring me a French fan?' cried Bess.