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The fact that he also served as legal adviser to Lady Deppingham was not of sufficient moment to disturb the arrangements on either side. Every one realised that he could have no opportunity to exercise a prejudice, if he dared to have one. Saunders blinked his eyes nervously when Bowles made this pointed observation. As for the American heir, Robert Browne, he had not yet arrived.
Then his helmet came off with a rush; a dazed smile of recognition lighted his face. The very pretty young woman in the wide hat was leaning forward and smiling at him, a startled, uncertain look in her eyes. Lady Deppingham was glancing open-mouthed from one to the other. The Enemy stood there in the sun, bareheaded, dazed, unbelieving, while the carriage whirled past and up the street.
"Lord Deppingham must have sent them down to pitch him over the wall," he said, with an excited grin. "Impossible! My husband is hunting for sapphires in the ravine back of " She did not complete the sentence. The Enemy was greeting the statuesque natives with a friendliness that upset all calculations. It was evident that the meeting was prearranged.
If Lady Deppingham expected a royal welcome from the inhabitants of Japat, she was soon to discover her error. Not only was the pictured scene of welcome missing on the afternoon of her arrival, but an overpowering air of antipathy smote her in the face as she stepped from the lighter conquest in her smile of conciliation.
Having no one near with whom he could communicate, he boldly set off for the hanging garden, where Deppingham had installed the long-idle roulette paraphernalia. The quartette were placing prospective rubies and sapphires on the board, using gun-wads in lieu of the real article.
She's got plenty of life left in her, as Karl Brabetz will learn before long." Thus spoke the far-sighted Marchioness, aunt of the bride-to-be. "It's terribly gruesome to speak of burying people before they are actually dead." "Other women have married princes and got on very well," said Prince Lichtenstein. "Oh, come now, Prince," put in Lord Deppingham, "you know the sort of chap Brabetz is.
"I'll try, my dear," said Lady Agnes meekly. When they reached the garden, they found Deppingham smoking furiously and quite alone. Chase had left some time before, to give warning to the English bank that trouble might be expected. The shadow of disappointment that flitted across Genevra's face was not observed by the others.
"By Jove!" said Deppingham, starting up with a look of horror in his eyes, sudden comprehension rushing down upon him. "I wonder if they think I am you, Browne! Horrible!" The Enemy's office hours were from three to five in the afternoon.
She says she's keen about garden flowers. Looks serious to me." "She's a very nice girl," agreed Bobby Browne. "A very saucy one," added Deppingham, who had come a severe cropper in his single attempt to interest her in a mild flirtation. "She's off with Saunders now," went on Britt. "That's why you can't find him, my lord.
She seemed afraid or ashamed to join the others; she avoided Lady Deppingham as completely as possible. Her effort to be friendly when they were thrown together was almost pitiable. As for Lady Agnes, she seemed stricken by an unconquerable lassitude; the spirits that had controlled her voice, her look, her movements, were sadly missing.
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