"I could not come; I did not dare to," said the Duchess, "it was on account of Jim. I have been grieving for Jim, and I thought I should have let his death out to her; so I had to stay away, but my heart was aching, and when I heard that she--that she had gone--I"--and then the Duchess buried her face in her hands, and sobbed, oh, so bitterly. But I could not shed a tear.