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We can't have any one laid up next week, for the house will be quite full of people and here are the Danbys waiting to offer themselves as well.
He was thinking of the valet he had seen at the station standing by the Danbys' luggage a dark, anxious-looking man, whose likeness to one of the compositors in his own office a young fellow for whom he had a particular friendship had attracted his notice. 'Why do you suppose he puts up with you your servant? he said, bending across to Colonel Danby. He smiled a little, but his eyes betrayed him.
She was standing by the fire warming a satin-shoed foot. 'I have told Williams to leave all the houses open tomorrow. And there's church, and the pictures. The Danbys and the rest of us are going over to Lady Herbart's for tea. A cloud came over Lord Driffield's face. He made some impatient exclamation, which was muffled by his white beard and moustache, and walked back to his own room.
So Lucy had sat down in a subdued state of mind, and was handed tea by a servant, while the Danbys Colonel Danby, after his smoke in the dog-cart, following close on the heels of his wife and daughter mixed with the group round the tea-table, and much chatter, combined with a free use of Christian names, liberal petting of Lady Driffield's Pomeranian, and an account by Miss Danby of an accident to herself in the hunting-field, filled up a half-hour which to one person, at least, had the qualities of a nightmare.
The standard of political action had risen with the Revolution. Cynic as was Walpole, jobber as was Newcastle, it would be absurd to compare their conception of public duty, their conduct of public affairs, with that of the Danbys and Sunderlands of the Restoration.
"No, no," said Helen kindly. "Papa wishes you to go there; it is very kind of the Danbys to ask you, and I hope you will go, and behave very nicely, and make great friends with Edgar Danby." "How?" said Dexter laconically. "Well, as boys generally do. You must talk to him." "What about?" "Anything. Then you must play with him." "What at?" "Oh, he'll be sure to suggest something to play at."
"Oh no, papa; I am sure I will help you, and am helping you, in all this, but it is not in my nature to be so sanguine." "Ah, well, never mind that. But you do like Dexter!" "Yes; I am beginning to like him more and more." "That's right. I'm very, very glad, and I feel quite grateful to the Danbys.
When I've put you in touch with him I rather fancy my share of the business is concluded, and it's up to you. The Danbys lived in one of those big apartments uptown which look as if they cost the earth and really cost about half as much as a hall-room down in the forties. We were shown into the sitting-room, and presently old Danby came in. 'Good afternoon, Mr Danby, I began.
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