Lady Lesbia, strangely subdued and changed by the
griefs and humiliations of her last campaign, had been her brother's
counsellor and confidante throughout his wooing of his fair Italian
bride. She was to spend the season under her brother's roof, to help to
initiate young Lady Maulevrier in the mysterious rites of London
society, and to warn her of those rocks and shoals which had wrecked her
own fortunes.
The month of May brought a son and heir to Lord Hartfield; and it was
not till after his birth that Mary, Countess of Hartfield, was presented
to her sovereign, and began her career as a matron of rank and standing,
very much overpowered by the weight of her honours, and looking forward
with delight to the end of the season and a flight to Argyleshire with
her husband and baby.
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