But he becomes thereby exactly the very sort of person with whom it would be most of an advantage for her to go about.

What a pity," Mrs.Brook sighed, "he doesn't know more people!" "Ah well, we ARE, in our way, bringing that to pass.

Only we mustn't rush it.

Leave it to Nanda herself," Vanderbank presently added; on which his companion so manifestly left it that she touched after a moment's silence on quite a different matter.

"I dare say he'd tell YOU--wouldn't he ?--if he were to give her any considerable sum." She had only obeyed his injunction, but he stared at the length of her jump.