It is a sweet face, whereon the half-obliterated lines of sorrow vie with that look of supreme happiness which first crept into her eyes when she realized that the dear and constant friend who had loved her so dearly, was as true to her in his joy as he had been in those dark days when a terrible crisis had well-nigh wrecked her life.

Lord and Lady Northallerton did not often stay in London.  The brilliance of the Court had few attractions for them.  Happiness came to them after terrible sorrows.  They liked to hide it and their great love in the calm and mystery of forest-covered Thanet.

THE END