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"I beg your pardon?" cried Lady Mickleham. "Are unanimous," I repeated, slowly and distinctly, "in discouraging all others from seeking a similar privilege." Dolly looked at me, with her brow slightly puckered. I leant back, puffing at my cigarette. Presently for there was quite a long pause Dolly's lips curved. "My mental powers are not despicable," she observed. "I have said so," said I.
"Then it was before ?" "Some of them were before," said I. Lady Mickleham drew a long breath. "Archie will be in soon," said she. I took my hat. "It seems to me," I observed, "that what is sauce that, I should say, husband and wife ought to stand on an equal footing in these matters. Since he has no doubt for good reasons not mentioned to you " "Alice Layton was a positive fright."
Dolly was very gracious; George is an evidently presentable boy. We fell into conversation. "My cousin, Lady Mickleham," said I, "has been telling me " "Oh, shut up, Sam!" said George, not, however, appearing very angry. "About a subject on which you can assist him more than I can, inasmuch as you are married. He is in love." Dolly glanced at George. "Oh, what fun!" said she. "Fun!" cried George.
I have not the honor of knowing the Countess, and I went in some trepidation. When I was ushered in, Lady Mickleham put up her "starers." "Mr. er Carter?" said she. I bowed. I would have denied it if I could. "My dears!" said Lady Mickleham. Upon this five young ladies who had been sitting in five straight-backed chairs, doing five pieces of embroidery, rose, bowed, and filed out of the room.
Then I was introduced to her." "And you stayed a little, I suppose?" "I stayed two hours or two minutes, I forget which "; and, I added, nodding my head at Lady Mickleham, "There was something irresistible about me last night." Lady Mickleham laughed. "You seem very pleased with yourself," she said, reaching for a fan to replace the handkerchief.
"I was pondering one night, as I was sitting in the parlour at Mickleham, looking at a beautiful moon, and delaying to go to bed, when Bennett came in and told me, that there was a dreadful fire in London.
"I saw you first in February. Let every body on the Hill hear me if they can. Let my accents swell to Mickleham on one side, and Dorking on the other. I saw you first in February." And then whispering "Our companions are excessively stupid. What shall we do to rouse them? Any nonsense will serve. They shall talk. Some laughed, and answered good-humouredly. Miss Bates said a great deal; Mrs.
"I thought you were a gentleman," said she, biting her lip. "I was at Monte Carlo last winter myself," said I. "Lord Mickleham," said the butler, throwing open the door. In future I am going to be careful what I do. I am also and this is by no means less important going to be very careful what Miss Dolly Foster does. I thanked Miss Phaeton for the expression.
Yes. What do you think?" "What does the Dowager say?" "I haven't mentioned it to the Dowager." "But surely, on such a point, her experience " "She can't have any," said Lady Mickleham decisively. "I believe in her husband, because I must. But nobody else! You're not giving me your opinion." I reflected for a moment. "Haven't we left out one point to view?" I ventured to suggest.
"There is still time to draw back," I observed. "Oh, don't be silly. Here, this is my brother Tom's. 'Dear Dol, I thought Mickleham rather an ass when I met him, but I dare say you know best. What's his place like? Does he take a moor? I thought I read that he kept a yacht. Does he? Give him my love and a kiss. Good luck, old girl. Tom. P.S. I'm glad it's not me, you know."
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