0ne evening Emilie, out riding with her uncle, who, during the fineweather, had gained a fairly long truce from the gout, met LadyDudley. The distinguished foreigner had with her inside her open carriageMonsieur Vandenesse. Emilie recognized the handsome couple, and hersuppositions were at once dissipated like a dream. Annoyed, as anywoman must be whose expectations are frustrated, she touched up herhorse so suddenly that her uncle had the greatest difficulty infollowing her, she had set off at such a pace.