I can only say I'm sorry for poor Lord Fawn,--who is a gentleman, but will never set the Thames on fire." "No, indeed.

All the same, I like Lord Fawn extremely," said Madame Goesler, "and I think he's just the man to marry Lady Eustace.

He's always at his office or at the House." "A man may be a great deal at his office, and a great deal more at the House than Lord Fawn," said Lady Glencora laughing, "and yet think about his wife, my dear." For of all men known, no man spent more hours at the House or in his office than did Lady Glencora's husband, Mr.Palliser, who at this time, and had now for more than two years, filled the high place of Chancellor of the Exchequer.
This conversation took place in Madame Goesler's little drawing-room in Park Lane; but, three days after this, the same two ladies met again at the house then occupied by Lady Chiltern in Portman Square,--Lady Chiltern, with whom, as Violet Effingham, poor Lord Fawn had been much in love.

"I think it is the nicest match in the world for him," Lady Chiltern had said to Madame Goesler.
"But have you heard of the diamonds ?" asked Lady Glencora.
"What diamonds ?" "Whose diamonds ?" Neither of the others had heard of the diamonds, and Lady Glencora was able to tell her story.

Lady Eustace had found all the family jewels belonging to the Eustace family in the strong plate room at Portray Castle, and had taken possession of them as property found in her own house.