Captain Baring finishes his work at the Admiralty to-day, and leaves for Portsmouth to-morrow morning.

He may not be in London again for some time.

I promised him long ago that I would dine with him to-night on one condition.

That condition he is keeping.

I cannot break my word." Norgate rose gloomily to his feet.
"Of course," he said, "I don't want to be unreasonable, and any one can see the poor fellow is head over ears in love with you." She took his arm as she led him towards the door.
"Listen," she promised, laughing into his face, "when you are as much in love with me as he is, I will put off every other engagement I have in the world, and I will dine with you.