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They have their price tickets hung up in the shop windows, one shilling up to one pound. That is the greatest shock which Japan has in store for the ordinary tourist." Lady Everington was silent for a moment; her flippant companion had become quite serious. "After all," she said, "is it any worse than Piccadilly Circus at night?" "It is not a question of better or worse," argued Laking.
Trophies of Union Jacks and Rising Suns were grouped in corners and festooned above windows and doorways. Lady Everington was bent upon giving an international importance to her protégée's marriage.
They all agreed that the men would not own up, and the general opinion was that someone in Christy's was responsible. Discussion raged fiercely as to who it was. Gordon was all for it being Isaacs, Lovelace for Everington, Hunter for Mead. The point was being debated, when Tester and Bradford came in. "Hullo, come in," shouted Gordon, "we are having a great fight about this.
"It will give furiously to think," he answered, "to poor old Geoffrey, who is a very straight, clean and honest fellow, not overused to furious thinking. I suppose if one married a monkey, one might persuade oneself of her humanity, until one saw her kindred in cages." "Poor little Asako, my latest god-daughter!" cried Lady Everington. "Really, Aubrey, you are very rude!"
As for Lady Everington, who knew every one so well, and who thought that she knew them perfectly, she never guessed. "I think, Geoffrey, that you like to be seen with Asako," she said, "just to point the contrast." Her confession to her sister, Mrs. Markham, was the truth. She had made a mistake; she had destined Asako for somebody quite different.
Markham to her sister. "It was a mistake, my dear," whispered Lady Everington, "I meant her for somebody quite different." "And you're sorry now?" "No, I have no time to be sorry ever," replied that eternally graceful and youthful Egeria, who is one of London's most powerful social influences. "It will be interesting to see what becomes of them."
So she steeled her nerves to laugh at her friends commiserations and to make the marriage of her godchildren one of the season's successes. It would certainly be an interesting addition to her museum of domestic dramas. There was one person whom Lady Everington was determined to pump for information on that wedding-day, and had drawn into the net of her invitations for this very purpose.
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