On this subject she thought in secret until both head and heart ached.

One thing and one thing only was clear: if Sybil loved Carrington, she should have him.

How Madeleine expected to bring about this change of heart in Carrington, was known only to herself.

She regarded men as creatures made for women to dispose of, and capable of being transferred like checks, or baggage-labels, from one woman to another, as desired.

The only condition was that he should first be completely disabused of the notion that he could dispose of himself.