She quite agreed to this, for of the jealousy of husbands she had experience! "Now if I were married," Lord Elterton went on, "I would try to make my wife so happy, and would love her so much she would never give me cause to be jealous." "Love!" said Zara.

"How you talk of love--and what does it mean?
Gratification to oneself, or to the loved person ?" "Both," said Lord Elterton, and looked down so devotedly into her eyes that the old Duke, who was near, with Laura, thought it was quite time the young man's innings should be over! So he joined them.
"Come with me, Zara, while I show you some of Tristram's ancestors on his mother's side." And he placed her arm in his gallantly, and led her away to the most interesting pictures.
"Well, 'pon my soul!" he said, as they went along.

"Things are vastly changed since my young days.

Here, Tristram--" and he beckoned to his nephew who was with Lady Anningford--"come here and help me to show your wife some of your forbears." And then he went on with his original speech.

"Yes, as I was saying, things are vastly changed since I brought Ethelrida's dear mother back here, after our honeymoon!--a month in those days! I would have punched any other young blood's head, who had even looked at her! And you philander off with that fluffy, little empty-pate, Laura, and Arthur Elterton makes love to your bride! A pretty state of things, 'pon my soul!" And he laughed reprovingly.
Tristram smiled with bitter sarcasm as he answered, "You were absurdly old-fashioned, Uncle.