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Lady Auriol, myself and the car met punctually at the hotel door at ten o'clock. There was also a chasseur with Lady Auriol's dust-coat and binoculars, and a concierge with advice. We waited for Bakkus.
I'm telling you because" she started up and looked me full in the face "upon my word I don't know why except that you're a comfortable sort of creature, and if you know everything you'll be able to deal with the pet lambs." She rose, held out her hand. "You must be bored stiff." "On the contrary," said I, "I'm vastly interested and honoured, my dear Auriol. But tell me.
In my capacity of friend of the family, I had a long interview with her. You have doubtless seen many such on the stage. I must say that Andrew, to whom the whole affair appeared exceedingly distasteful, had announced his intention of obeying the rules of common good manners and leaving his farewell card on Lady Auriol.
A man thrown away on the trivialities of life. He was born to be a Cardinal. I'm so glad you have taken to him." I murmured mild eulogy of Bakkus. We spoke idly of his beautiful voice. Conversation languished, Lackaday's eyes being turned to the entrance of the hotel some fifty yards away up the sloping street. "I'm anxious not to miss Lady Auriol," he said at last.
"One can't answer that question, my dear Auriol," said I, "without knowing how far your fears, feelings and all the rest of it are reciprocated." "Suppose I think they are?" "Then all I can say is: 'God bless you my children. But," I added, after a pause, "I must warn you that your budding idyll is not passing unnoticed." She snapped her fingers.
We entered the park, found an empty bench beneath the trees and sat down, Auriol between us. She said: "Do you mean at Royat or in the world in general?" "Perhaps the latter." She laughed queerly. "As chance has thrown us together here, it will possibly do the same somewhere else." "My sphere isn't yours," said he.
The head of a great Government department, to whom Lady Auriol had mentioned his name, had never heard of it. And when she suggested that the State should hasten to secure the services of such men, he had replied easily: "Men of his distinction are as thick as blackberries. That's how we won the war." Unknown to Lackaday she had tried to see what influence she could command.
Apparently he had given her a precis of his life's history amazingly on the lines of a concentrated military despatch. "Lady Auriol," said he, as soon as they were out of earshot, "you are here by some extraordinary coincidence. In a few hours you will be bound to hear all about me which I desired you never to know. It is best that I should tell you myself, at once."
From the point of view of eloquent compliment his speech was disgraceful; but I loved the glisten in the boy's eyes as he gazed on his hero. A light also gleamed in the eyes of Lady Auriol. She shook hands with him in her direct fashion. "I'm glad. So very very glad." Perhaps I alone except Lackaday detected a little tremor in her voice. "Why didn't you want us to know?"
"As many as you like," said I, for it was still early. We sped Lady Auriol upwards to her repose, and walked out through the hall into the soft August moonlight. "May I tread," said he, "on the most delicate of grounds?" "It all depends," said I, "on how delicately you do it." He made a courteous movement of his hand and smiled. "I'll do my best.
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