Lord Iffield had been seen with her at Lucerne, at Cadenabbia; but it was Mrs.Meldrum's conviction that nothing was to be expected of him but the most futile flirtation.

The girl had a certain hold of him, but with a great deal of swagger he hadn't the spirit of a sheep: he was in fear of his father and would never commit himself in Lord Considine's lifetime.

The most Flora might achieve was that he wouldn't marry some one else.

Geoffrey Dawling, to Mrs.Meldrum's knowledge (I had told her of the young man's visit) had attached himself on the way back from Italy to the Hammond Synge group.

My informant was in a position to be definite about this dangler; she knew about his people; she had heard of him before.