Juliet is the
dearest girl in the wide world," and he departed laughing.
Needless to say, under the careful supervision of Jennings,
all scandal was averted. The gang with Clancy at its head
were sentenced to years of imprisonment, likely to put a stop
to all pranks. Maraquito was buried quietly and Mallow
erected a gravestone to her, in spite of her wicked designs
against Juliet. In six months Jennings married Peggy and took
a house at Gunnersbury, where Peggy and he live in the
congenial company of Le Beau, who has become quite reconciled
to Jennings' profession. The old professor teaches dancing to
the children of the neighborhood. Susan Grant also married
her baker, and the two now possess one of the finest shops in
Stepney. Mrs. Octagon went to America almost immediately.
She managed to keep the six thousand a year, in spite of
Jennings. No one knows how she managed to do this, but
envious people hinted at Government influence. However, with
Basil she departed to the States, as she confessed to being
weary of constant triumphs in England. Mrs. Octagon now has a
literary salon in Boston, and is regarded as one of the
leading spirits of the age. Basil married an heiress. Peter,
weary of playing the part of husband to a celebrity, remained
in England but not in London. He sold the "Shrine of the
Muses" and took a cottage on an estate in Kent belonging to
Lord Caranby. Here he cultivates flowers and calls frequently
on his step-daughter and her husband, when they are in the
neighborhood.
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