Once or twice Meyer Isaacson glanced across the room to Mrs. Chepstow.
Something in the sound of Mrs. Chepstow's voice as she said the last words almost compelled a silence.
Only eight days later, after Mrs. Chepstow and Nigel had sailed for Alexandria, did he learn that they were married.
The view is closed by a range of red cliffs, with the magnificent iron bridge of Chepstow spanning the river.
Chepstow stands on the lower part of a hill, near to where the beautiful Wye joins the noble Severn.
