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And Lady MacNairne has always been hinting this last fortnight but, oh no, I'm not thinking what I'm saying! Even though you are my brother, I've no right to tell you that." "Sister, I insist that you shall tell me," I said, with all my native fierceness. And Phyllis is not a girl to rebel, if a male person commands. "Well, then but she is perhaps mistaken. I hope now that she is."
When Jonkheer Brederode first dashed to our rescue, Sir Alexander MacNairne had been extremely busy with two of the little soldiers, but overawed by their countryman's distinguished manner and severe words, they lost their desire to fight and sheepishly joined their companions.
We said, both together, that we wouldn't be ten minutes, and we weren't. But in spite of the wild speed with which we flung together the few things we had unpacked, and in spite of the fact that we were dressed, except for our hats, while Lady MacNairne was in her wrapper, she was ready before us.
You're sure, then, that he knows his own mind, that he isn't asking me to go on being really engaged to him just to save my feelings after that scene with Sir Alec MacNairne?" "I'm dead sure," I said. "You perfect dear! I do like you. Oh, wasn't it too funny I can say it, now we're brother and sister he thought I might be in love with you." "Owl!" I remarked.
Starr and Nell and I bade Lady MacNairne good-night, and went down. The unfortunate Rabbit was in the act of putting out the light, but he was obliged to leave it for us, a necessity which distressed him. By-and-by it was eleven, and the hotel was as silent as a hotel in a Dead City ought to be. We talked spasmodically.
He said that she had "answered him back," that there had been "words" on both sides, that she had stamped her foot and thrown a bunch of roses at him middle-aged, wet-footed roses snatched from a vase which happened to be handy. I replied that it was probably a mistake made by some journalist, and that Lady MacNairne had never been on board Brederode's boat.
It was merely a little flirtation, to pass the time, on both our parts. A woman of forty who is a beauty and a flirt has no time to waste, and Lady MacNairne is not wasteful.
"I should like you to meet her." "Is Lady MacNairne in Rotterdam?" asked Phil. "Not exactly; but she's coming almost at once." "We don't know your name yet," said Phyllis. "I'm Miss Rivers; my stepsister is Miss Van Buren. Perhaps you'd better introduce yourself." "I shall be glad to," returned my countryman. "My name is Ronald Lester Starr "
"I must congratulate van Buren," I said, "or he will believe I'm jealous." So I shook hands with the Viking, having blessed the pair, and was in the act of annexing Nell when the alleged Lady MacNairne found it convenient to give me Freule Menela's message.
In either case, I was thankful when we were in our room, and had taken off our shawls and the beautiful helmets which now I detested. But we had not had time to undress, when there was a knock at the door. Nell opened it, and there stood Lady MacNairne, in a dressing-gown, with a veil wrapped over her head perhaps to hide curling-pins.
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