Shame there was not.

With the tact of which both had such a large share, they had succeeded in avoiding Russian ladies abroad, and so had never placed themselves in a false position, and everywhere they had met people who pretended that they perfectly understood their position, far better indeed than they did themselves.

Separation from the son she loved--even that did not cause her anguish in these early days.

The baby girl--_his_ child--was so sweet, and had so won Anna's heart, since she was all that was left her, that Anna rarely thought of her son.