The Tale of Chloe, Chapter 10

⁠​​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​⁠At midnight the great supper party to celebrate the reconciliation of Mr. Beamish and Duchess Susan broke up, and beneath a soft fair sky the ladies, with their silvery chatter of gratitude for amusement, caught Chloe in their arms to kiss her, rendering it natural for their cavaliers to exclaim that Chloe was blest above mortals. The duchess preferred to walk. Her spirits were excited, and her la