7/33 Nice governess, too--I forget her name; but she's a faithful sort of woman. It's a dreadfully hard position, don't you know, to be a governess if you're young and good-looking, and though Van Torp is rather a decent sort, I never feel quite sure--Maud likes him immensely, it's true, and that is a good sign; but Maud is utterly mad about a lot of things, and besides, she's singularly well able to take care of herself.' 'Yes,' said Margaret; but she thought of the story Logotheti had told her on the previous evening. 'I know Mr.Van Torp, and the little girl and Miss More,' she said after a moment. 'We came over in the same steamer.' She thought it was only fair to say that she had met the people of whom he had been speaking. There was no reason why Lord Creedmore should be surprised by this, and he only nodded and smiled pleasantly. |