She had been the lovely Regina Dallas, a penniless beauty introduced to New York society by her cousin, the imprudent Medora Manson.

• 她从前叫丽贾娜·达拉斯。虽然一文不名，却是个美人儿，经她的表姐，轻佻的梅朵拉·曼森的介绍，进入了纽约的社交界。