’Allamongthelords，Isee，’saidMrsVanSiever。ThenMrsDobbsBroughtondrewherselfback，rememberingsomelittleattackwhichhadbeenmadeonherbyMrsVanSieverwhensheherselfhadhadthereallordtodinewithher。
TherewasaMissVanSievertherealso，sittingbetweenCrosbieandConwayDalrymple。ConwayDalrymplehadbeenspeciallybroughttheretositnexttoMissVanSiever。’There’snoknowinghowmuchshe’llhave，’
saidMrsDobbsBroughton，inthewarmthoftheirfriendship。’Butit’sallreal。Itis，indeed，。Themotherisawfullyrich。’
’Butshe’sawfulinanotherway，too，’saidDalrymple。
’Indeedsheis，Conway。’MrsDobbsBroughtonhadgotintoawayofcallingheryoungfriendbyhisChristianname。’AlltheworldcallshimConway，’shehadsaidtoherhusbandoncewhenherhusbandhadcaughtherdoingso。’Sheisawful。HerhusbandmadethebusinessintheCity，whenthingswereverydifferentfromwhattheyarenow，andIcan’thelphavingher。ShehastransactionsofbusinesswithDobbs。Butthere’snomistakeaboutthemoney。’