Excerpt from The Woman of the World, Vol. 3 of 3: A Novel It was of course impossible for the lady to hazard a reply likely to be overheard by the duchess-aunt, and certain to be overheard by the link-boy. But it appeared to Lord Mon thermer that the hand he ventured to press at parting, was not very hastily withdrawn; and on the morrow, accordingly, no sooner had the churches Of the west end poured forth their silk and satin congregations (who after giv ing ear to the good things expounded by the preacher, fulfil the denunciation Of the psalmist by going empty away), than he te turned to Arlington Street; and on finding that Lady Adelaide was not yet returned from the Chapel Royal, proceeded to saunter in the Green Park till her return. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.