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"Do you know how fast she is steaming?" he inquired. "Oh, about thirteen and a half knots an hour. That is her best rate. The P. and O. boats are not flyers, you know." "And does she stop at Messina?" Daubeney now caught the drift of the barrister's questions. "I don't think so, but Macpherson, my chief engineer, will probably tell us."
So rapidly did the Blue-Bell speed over the inland sea that as night fell over the face of the waters on the second day out from Marseilles the look-out forrard announced "a light on the starboard bow," and Daubeney, after scrutinizing it through his binoculars and consulting a chart, announced it to be the occulting light on Cape San Vito.
Luckily Miss Talbot's dark doubts had vanished after one keen glance at Daubeney. He was eminently a safe friend for her future husband. Such a fat and hail-fellow-well-met individual could not possibly harbour guile. So she passed over without reference the extent of Daubeney's acquaintance concerning herself, implied by the use of her Christian name.
So they made the ascent, Daubeney leading in his capacity of guide, though he was quite breathless when they reached the top of the steps. Edith followed him, and to her alarm perceived that he was purple in the face. He tried to smile, and indicated by a gesture that he would recover in a minute. Meanwhile he was speechless. Fairholme was the next up.
She knew that she was looking nice, she knew that she was dancing as well as any one else in the room and Johnny St. Leath had asked her for two dances and then wanted more, and wanted these with the beautiful Claire Daubeney, all radiant in silver, standing close beside him. What, then, could all the Forsyths in the world matter? Nevertheless he was elegant. Very smart indeed.
I'm too wet to stand about. They'll give me a change. He took hold of Bobby's hand and led him to the bank whilst they took off their skates together, and then they walked through the park, young Alan Daubeney, the son of the house, accompanying them. 'It was that little brute, Jim Carlton, he always disobey orders if he can!
Indeed, was there not a compliment in Fairholme's unconscious outspokenness? If he only discussed her charms with Daubeney then Daubeney was a man to be cultivated. The meeting on the quay was hearty in the extreme, and the Honourable James Daubeney further ingratiated himself by saying: "Even if Lord Fairholme had not told me who you were, Miss Talbot, I should have known you at once."
"That would be very clever of you," purred Edith. "Oh, no, there is nothing remarkable in the fact, I assure you. He always sat in his chambers so that he could look at your photograph, and as, in addition to that speaking likeness, I know the colour of your hair, your eyes, your teeth even, I could not be mistaken." Miss Talbot thought Mr. Daubeney rather curious.
There is Daubeney's yacht, the Blue-Bell." "Yes. So I see. It would be charming if we had time to go for a run along the Riviera, but I am afraid, whilst Mr. Brett controls our energies, amusement of that sort will be out of our reach." "Not a bit of it. You do not see my point, Edith. Daubeney is a first-rate chap, and a thorough sportsman.
In that case, what do you say if we run over and see the Chateau d'If the place that Dumas made famous, you know?" "Is it far?" said Edith. "Oh, not very; about a mile across the harbour. Monte Cristo swam the distance, you know, after his escape." "Shall we go in the yacht?" Daubeney bubbled with laughter. "Well, not exactly, Miss Talbot.
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