Chapter 18: The Confidante

⁠​​​‌​​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​​​‌​‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​⁠If Eve had possessed a Confidante, it is probable that the evil wrought by Woman would have been double as great as it is reputed to be. Miss Courteen had stepped into the mud of reality and, not unnaturally, was eager to tell Mistress Betty of the accident and ascertain by candlelight consultation, whether or not her glass slipper was truly lost.

As they drove home in the rumbling coach, Phyllida