"You won't forget;--now will you, Duchess ?" he said, imploring her to remember him as he took his leave.

"I did take a deal of trouble about the code;--didn't I ?" "They don't seem to me to care for the code," said the Duchess, "but, nevertheless, I'll remember." "Who, in the name of all that's wonderful, was that I saw you with in the garden ?" the Duchess said to her husband one afternoon.
"It was Lady Rosina De Courcy, I suppose." "Heaven and earth!--what a companion for you to choose." "Why not ?--why shouldn't I talk to Lady Rosina De Courcy ?" "I'm not jealous a bit, if you mean that.

I don't think Lady Rosina will steal your heart from me.

But why you should pick her out of all the people here, when there are so many would think their fortunes made if you would only take a turn with them, I cannot imagine." "But I don't want to make any one's fortune," said the Duke; "and certainly not in that way." "What could you be saying to her ?" "She was talking about her family.

I rather like Lady Rosina.