I will have some brandy." Looking back upon that early breakfast, Stella smiled to herself though not without misgiving.

For somehow, in spite of what had preceded it, it was a very light-hearted affair.

She had never seen Monck in so genial a mood.

She had not believed him capable of it.

For though he looked wretchedly ill, his spirits were those of a conqueror.
Doubtless he regarded the turn in Tommy's illness as a distinct and personal victory.