Missus Van Der Luyden, Missus Archer, and Missus Beaufort

Archer had not seen his wife since the evening before he had left early for the office, where he had plunged into an accumulation of unimportant business. He reached home so late that may had preceded him to the van der luydens and sent back the carriage. Now across the scytercliff carnations and the massive plate, she struck him as pale and languid, but her eyes shone with exaggerated animation. The subject which had called forth mister sillerton jackson's favourite allusion had been brought up. It was noticeable that she no longer called the offending lady by her christian name. Archer fancied, not without intention, the beaufort failure