It was early in the month of May that the little family bade farewell to the few who, in the blight of fortune, called themselves their friends.
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作为一名时乖运蹇的新郎,圣西蒙勋爵的婚事虽然结局离奇,但却早已引不起他那些贵族同侪的兴趣。
The Lord St. Simon marriage, and its curious termination, have long ceased to be a subject of interest in those exalted circles in which the unfortunate bridegroom moves.