"Well," Leila said, "I can hardly wait to tell father and
see him curl up."
"No, no," said Beresford, hastily. "Realy you must allow me
I must inform him myself. I am sure you can see why. This is a
thing for men to settle. Besides, it is a delacate matter. Mr.
Archibald is trying to get the Order, and our New York office,
if I am willing, is ready to place it with him."
"Well!" said Leila, in a thunderstruck tone. "If you
British don't beat anything for keeping your own Counsel!"
I could see that he had her hand under the table. It was
sickning.
Jane came to see me after lunch. The wedding was that
night, and I had to sit through silver vegatable dishes, and
after-dinner coffee sets and plates and a grand piano and a set
of gold vazes and a cabushon saphire and the bridesmaid's
clothes and the wedding supper and heaven knows what. But at
last she said:
"You dear thing--how weary and wan you look!"
I closed my eyes.
"But you don't intend to give him up, do you?"
"Look at me!" I said, in imperious tones. "Do I look like
one who would give him up, because of Familey objections?"
"How brave you are!" she observed.
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