And yet, on the other hand, he felt that she was quite unlike what he had thought her to be.

It was as if he had come across a new Sylvia.
Madame Wachner, looking at his grave, absorbed face, felt uneasy.

Was it possible that this Englishman intended to take pretty Mrs.Bailey away from Lacville?
That would be a pity--a very great pity! She glanced apprehensively at her husband.

L'Ami Fritz would make himself very unpleasant if Sylvia left Lacville just now.

He would certainly taunt his wife with all the money they had spent on her entertainment--it was money which they both intended should bear a very high rate of interest..