Since the tragic upshot of our visit to Devonshire he had been engaged in two affairs of the utmost importance, in the first of which he had exposed the atrocious conduct of Colonel Upwood in connection with the famous card scandal of the Nonpareil Club, while in the second he had defended the unfortunate Mme. Montpensier from the charge of murder which hung over her in connection with the death of her step-daughter, Mlle. Carere, the young lady who, as it will be remembered, was found six months later alive and married in New York.
Desde la trágica conclusión de nuestra visita a Devonshire, mi amigo se había ocupado de dos asuntos de extraordinaria importancia; en el curso del primero puso de manifiesto la conducta atroz del coronel Upwood en relación con el famoso escándalo de los naipes del Club Nonpareil, mientras que con motivo del segundo defendió a la desgraciada Mme. Montpensier de la acusación de asesinato que pesaba sobre ella en relación con la muerte de su hijastra, Mlle.