"I can't," said Lady Carbury, bursting out into tears. "Don't ask. What's the good of asking? It is all misery and wretchedness. There is nothing to tell,--except that I am ruined."

"I can't," said Lady Carbury, bursting into tears. "Don't ask. What's the good of asking? It is all misery and wretchedness. There is nothing to tell - except that I am ruined. 