AN UNANSWERED QUESTION Sir John had guessed aright.

Shere Ali was in the conservatory, and Violet Oliver sat by his side.
"I did not expect you to-night," she said lightly, as she opened and shut her fan.
"Nor did I mean to come," he answered.

"I had arranged to stay in the country until to-morrow.

But I got my letter from the India Office this morning.

It left me--restless." He uttered the word with reluctance, and almost with an air of shame.