You may have seen in the fashionable intelligence of the newspapers, that Lady Montbarry has arrived in London, at Newbury's Hotel.

I propose to go and see her.' 'The deuce you do! May I ask for what purpose ?' Mrs.Ferrari answered in a mysterious whisper.

'For the purpose of catching her in a trap! I shan't send in my name--I shall announce myself as a person on business, and the first words I say to her will be these: "I come, my lady, to acknowledge the receipt of the money sent to Ferrari's widow." Ah! you may well start, Mr.Troy! It almost takes you off your guard, doesn't it?
Make your mind easy, sir; I shall find the proof that everybody asks me for in her guilty face.
Let her only change colour by the shadow of a shade--let her eyes only drop for half an instant--I shall discover her! The one thing I want to know is, does the law permit it ?' 'The law permits it,' Mr.Troy answered gravely; 'but whether her ladyship will permit it, is quite another question.

Have you really courage enough, Mrs.Ferrari, to carry out this notable scheme of yours?
You have been described to me, by Miss Lockwood, as rather a nervous, timid sort of person--and, if I may trust my own observation, I should say you justify the description.' 'If you had lived in the country, sir, instead of living in London,' Mrs.Ferrari replied, 'you would sometimes have seen even a sheep turn on a dog.

I am far from saying that I am a bold woman--quite the reverse.