Jaffery was again filling his huge pipe.
"I'm awfully sorry, old man," he said gloomily.
Adrian burst out laughing "But she's immense, your widow! The most refreshing thing I've seen for many a day.

The way she clears the place of the cobwebs of convention! She's great.

Isn't she, Doria ?" "I can quite understand Mr.Chayne finding her an uncomfortable charge." "Thank you," said Jaffery, with rather unnecessary vehemence.

"I knew you would be sympathetic." He dropped into a chair by her side.

"You can't tell what an awful thing it is to be responsible for another human being." "Heaps of people manage to get through with it--every husband and wife--every mother and father." "Yes; but not many poor chaps who are neither father nor husband are responsible for another fellow's grown-up widow." Doria smiled.