Mary Gray

d and settled in London, with an avowed intention of reading fo

s always a stepping-stone. I confess I don't look to practice very much; my real b

father and your grandfather adorned, as well as a good many of

e good humour. "Yes, the Drummonds have done very well for the p

what I think about them. Your father's son ough

convictions, if one is to be good for anyth

hrough our Army and Navy, sir, against our enemies. Such a Government will come in at the next election a-top of the wave. The people,

e of his, with its faintest hint of intellectual su

uld not come in on top of a wave of war feeling in any case. You would be quite right in asking where I should com

houted. "You don't mean to say that you're going to side with the Radic

ng. His face was red with indignation, his eyes leaping at h

e would have been a Radical? His profound feeling for Christianity, his adhere

culty. "So a man can't be a Christian and a gentleman! And you think yo

ed frock of white satin, with a little cap of pearls on her hair. Bo

cheek. "Heckling poor Robin and getting your hair on end like a fretful porcu

ew by an unfriendly nod. "What do you think, Nell? He's a Radical.

Pooh! Why shouldn't he? Lots of nice people are Radica

e hatchet-faced than ever. He was long and lean and angular, and his positions were ungraceful. But

t my lunch to-day for old Grogan of the Artillery. He's a man with a grievance. It soured my wine and spoilt my food.

I'm speaking on 'The Ideal of a Universal Peace' on Mo

too well-founded, that the Dowager would follow him. She was devoted to her son, a

ll," she said, "and there is, perhaps, more room, too, fo

ther to succeed at the bottom than at the top. The applause of the mul

anced coldly at

ing on, Denis," she said. "I should s

widow better than to do anything else. It was Wednesday, and on Wednesday there was always a particular curry at lunch which he much affected. He was a connoisseur in curries, and the ch

ndignation. "I don't trouble the doctors much. When I want their a

at him with

lly will soon be

walk she is often out for a couple of hours.

lf with chronic liver? Grogan was greedy over that curry-a greedy fellow, the General said to himself, remembering the many occasions when it had been impossible for him to break away from Grogan and his grievances. If her Ladyship was going to sit on endlessly! The G

of his habits. Don't mind me, pray. I can amuse myself very well till Nelly comes in. Plenty of books and papers, I see. You subscribe to Mudie's. I thought no one subscribed to Mudie's

ng from his head. "I'd no idea, Matilda, you were going

rich hide merchant, has taken a fancy to the place. I have yet to he

-room," said the General, with disgust. "Imagine

e is received everywhere. You are really too o

hink over the fact that the Dowager was going to settle in town. He could hardly keep himself from groaning. His peace was all at an end. If he had not been too old to

e neighbourhood, if I can find anything suitable. I'm going to take Nelly off your hands a bit, take her about and advise her as to her frocks. She was wearing white chiffon the last time we dined

ld have said things that his kind and chivalrous heart would have grieved

f, Robin, too! When had the fellow shown any impatience? He didn't want the girl to marry an oyster. He remembered the glory and glamour of his own love affair, of that golden year of marriage. His Nelly ought to be loved as her mother had been before her, as her mother's daughter deserved to be. He wasn't going to yield her to a fellow who would only give her half his tepid heart, wh

General's window every morning. The oddest gleam came into his eyes. The young man had recognised him, and was blushing like a girl as he came towards him. He had velvety brown eyes and regular features, was a handso

easure you give me every morning. I take it as uncommonly kind of you to bring 'the bo

did so. His confusion became him in the General's eyes. He was certainly a pleasant-looking, well-mannered boy, the General

ve nothing better to do, supposing you come and lunch with me. I'm just going in to the cl

uld be as retired as they wished. More-the General had not been forgotten in the distribution of the curry. Their portions came up piping hot. From where they sat the

's lean, dark cheek. What was it the General had heard about Langrishe? Oh, yes, that he had had rough luck-that his old uncle. Sir Peter-the General remembered him for a curmudgeon-had married and had a s

business of the Gen

tly divided between the merits of Gruyère and Stilton. He did not glance at Captain Langrishe, but he knew quit

rummond several ti

dine with us

looked at him in

I am negotiating a change into an Indian regiment. I don't know

itions, passed on to the subject of soldiering in India. He had an unwontedly

Robin-I've nothing really against Robin, except his Peace Societies and all the rest of it. And the Dowager-yes