He begged Lady Arpington to send down to the place and have the young countess fetched to her, and keep her until he came.
Admiral Baldwin sat up to sign the letter.
'Yes, and write "miracles happen when the devil's abroad"-- done it!' he said, sinking back.

'Now seal, you'll find wax--the ring at my watch-chain.' He sighed, as it were the sound of his very last; he lay like a sleeper twitched by a dream.

There had been a scene with Livia.

The dictating of the letter took his remainder of strength out of him.
Gower called in the nurse, and went downstairs.

He wanted the address of Lady Arpington's town house.
'You have a letter for her ?' said Livia, and held her hand for it in a way not to be withstood.
'There's no superscription,' he remarked.
'I will see to that, Mr.Woodseer.' 'I fancy I am bound, Lady Fleetwood.' 'By no means.' She touched his arm.