Reread: May 20th 2014. 
 I found much to love in this here story upon second reread. Also, unlike my first time, I read These Old Shades before tackling this book, and it helped me understand the characters and lent additional depth to the narration. 
 Being that I utterly loved These Old Shades, I was immensely pleased to see the characters again, especially the Duke and Leonie, and read the story of their son. 
 I could wax on and on, but the end of all this is that I had a rollicking good time, which I did not at all expect.