Amy Willoughby married Walter Larramie.  That was a thing which might well have been expected.  I was very glad to hear it, for I shall never fail to be interested in the Larramies.

About a year ago there was a grand wedding at the Putney city mansion.  The daughter of the family was married to an Italian gentleman with a title.  I read of the affair in the newspapers, and having heard, in addition, a great many details of the match from the gossips of Walford, I supposed myself to be fully informed in regard to this grand alliance, and was therefore very much surprised to receive, personally, an announcement of the marriage upon a very large and stiff card, on which were given, in full, the various titles and dignities of the noble bridegroom.  I did not believe Mr. Putney had sent me this card, nor that his wife had done so; certainly the Count did not send it.  But no matter how it came to me, I was very sure I owed it to the determination, on the part of some one, that by no mischance should I fail to know exactly what had happened.  I heard recently that the noble lady and her husband expect to spend the summer at her father’s country-house, and some people believe that they intend to make it their permanent home.

The Doctor strongly advises that Europa and I should go before long and settle in the Cathay region.  He thinks that it will be a most excellent field for me to begin my labors in, and he knows many families there who would doubtless give me their practice.

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