She has been in such a state of mind. It has been a rush conte d ete. And I am afraid she has been very much conte d ete. But one can see she has been hurt. Lady Tranmore, on the other hand, had flushed proudly, as though the mere mention of the matter to which she had referred had been galling to her. Kitty, in fact, had just been guilty of an escapade which had set the town talking, and even found its way here and there in the newspapers. The heir conte d ete a European monarchy had been recently visiting London. On a certain occasion, when the Princeling was at the play, his attention was drawn to a small and dazzling creature in a box opposite his own.