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They talked art for a little, then Rosamund fell into musing, and presently said: "Don't you think Norbert has behaved very well." "How well?" "I mean, it would have been excusable, perhaps, if he had betrayed a little unkind feeling toward me. But nothing of the kind, absolutely nothing. I'm afraid I didn't give him credit for so much manliness.
Last week, in a fit of temper, Rosamund had said to her: "I only wish you could see yourself! You look a regular 'govvy'!" She had laughed the rather spiteful words passing her by for she had never cared either for learning or teaching.
Nor will he!" she added with a scornful conviction that disconcerted Rosamund; "for if you knew him as I do, Mrs. Fane, you would never, never have spoken as you have." Mrs. Fane relished neither the naïve rebuke nor the intimation that her own acquaintance with Selwyn was so limited; and least of all did she relish the implied intimacy between this red-haired young girl and Captain Selwyn.
Miss Carter looked in a puzzled way at Rosamund. "I cannot reveal any more of my plans," said Rosamund, speaking in a rather lofty tone; "but now I want to know a few things about her. Is she stingy or generous?"
And she gave Dion a curious, tender look which he did not quite understand. Surely she was keeping some delicate secret from him, one of those dear secrets which perhaps will never be told, but which are sometimes happily guessed. Dion could not help seeing that Rosamund eagerly wanted to attach him to Welsley.
Eileen nodded. When at length they pulled up along the reservoir, Eileen's hair had rebelled as usual and one bright strand eurled like a circle of ruddy light across her cheek; but Rosamund drew bridle as immaculate as ever and coolly inspected her companion. "What gorgeous hair," she said, staring. "It's worth a coronet, you know if you ever desire one."
Her manner was as stern as if she were invested with all the authority of a judge. "But you," he faltered in his ever-growing bewilderment, "you, Rosamund, against whom he has offended so grievously, surely you should be the last to ask me such a question! Why, it is my intention to proceed with him as is the manner of the sea with all knaves taken as Oliver Tressilian was taken.
But Oliver Tressilian must realize too well what is in store for him to make any such demand." He passed before her, and held out his hands in entreaty. "Come, Rosamund, my dear! You are distraught, you...." "I am indeed distraught, Sir John," she answered, and took the hands that he extended. "Oh, have pity!" she cried with a sudden change to utter intercession. "I implore you to have pity!"
"You may call me anything in the world you please." "Well, I'll call you Rosamund, because all the rest of the people here do; but by-and-by perhaps I shall be behind a counter, and you will come in and ask for stationery I want particularly to go into a stationer's shop or any other article you fancy, and I'll have to say, 'Yes, miss. That is, unless you're married.
I suppose you wouldn't think it possible that Irene and I should accompany you?" "I should like it very much," said Rosamund. "But I don't know that mother would think it quite fair. Mother is not accustomed to a girl like Irene, and although she is wonderfully good to what she used to be, you can scarcely call her a good girl yet not an ordinary good girl, I mean."
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