8/36 I'm very glad Lord Dymchurch was there; very glad. Go to bed, and sleep as late as you like. I'm glad you've enjoyed yourself, and I'm very glad Lord Dymchurch was there--very." The voice had become so senile, so indistinct, that May could hardly catch what it said. She lightly kissed her aunt's cheek--a ceremony that passed between them only when decorum seemed to demand it--and left the room. Around the hotel in Albemarle Street circled all his thoughts, and he desired nothing more than to direct his steps thither. |