Her position was strongly entrenched; she had managed to secure the support of the King; and Sir John found that he could do nothing against her.

But henceforward the household was divided into two camps.( *) The Duchess supported Sir John with all the abundance of her authority; but the Baroness, too, had an adherent who could not be neglected.

The Princess Victoria said nothing, but she had been much attached to Madame de Spath, and she adored her Lehzen.

The Duchess knew only too well that in this horrid embroilment her daughter was against her.

Chagrin, annoyance, moral reprobation, tossed her to and fro.