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"It is an extraordinary hour," he remarked, "for Heseltine to be wanting us. Shall we go and see what it means, Haviland? You will excuse us, Prince?" The Prince bowed. "I think that we have talked enough of serious affairs tonight," he said. "I shall challenge Sir Edward to a game of billiards."
She had enforced her moral by hinting at very distressing consequences which might follow on Eleanor's unfortunate reticence. "I sometimes think," Eleanor remarked to Heseltine, when Alicia had left them, "that perfect openness and candour are always best." Captain Heseltine lowered the walking-stick and looked at her with an air of expectancy.
And he added, as if addressing an imaginary waiter, "Thank you, I'm not taking it to-day." His words fell on attentive ears, and the next time Kilshaw had a chance of conversing with Coxon at the Club, he did not forget what he had learnt from Captain Heseltine. "How d'you do, Coxon?" said he. "Haven't seen you for a long time. Come and sit here.
"Nothing in it," answered Kilshaw confidently. Captain Heseltine had but one test of sincerity, and it was a test to which he knew Kilshaw was, as a rule, quite ready to submit. He took out a small note-book from one pocket and a pencil from the other. "What'll you lay that it doesn't come off?" he asked. "I won't bet."
"Oh, come, old chap, I bet he didn't," observed Captain Heseltine. "We've seen him, you know." Duncombe laughed good-humouredly. "At any rate he made Kilshaw look a little green, and some of the people behind called out 'Shame! and got themselves sat upon.
"Come and fetch me," grinned Big Todd. "So we will," answered the Captain, smiling, "but you'd better come quietly." "Look here, sir. Say no more about what happened last night and we'll give the Governor back his prison. We ain't hurt it, not to speak of." Heseltine laughed. "You're an insolent scoundrel," he said.
He had been a soldier in his time, and he almost regretted that his first duty was to reason with these men. Endeavouring to carry out this duty, he said to Heseltine, "Go and say I'll give them three minutes to hand over Todd and disperse." Heseltine rode forward till he came to the barricade and delivered his message, adding, "Look sharp. There you are, Todd! Now come along, my man."
"But," objected Alicia, "Captain Heseltine says " "Unless," interrupted Eleanor, "it's something about a coat, I don't care what Captain Heseltine says. He's an authority on that subject, but on no other under the sun."
Puttock and Sir Robert were returned, and Kilshaw had a triumphant majority. His was among the last announcements, and it was greeted with an angry roar of such volume that the Club window filled in a moment. The crowd, tired of their disappointing watch, turned away from the Jubilee Hall, and flocked together underneath the window. "Why don't you return thanks?" asked Captain Heseltine.
"My dear Eleanor, what is a Governor for?" demanded Lady Eynesford. "To do as he's told and subscribe to the Cup," interposed Dick Derosne. And he added, "They are having a palaver. Old Perry's been in an hour and a half." Captain Heseltine and Mr. Flemyng looked at their watches and nodded gravely. "Poor Willie!" murmured Lady Eynesford. "He'll miss his ride."
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