To dick a puro pal is as commoben as a aushti habben, the which, my precious angel, is true Romany for the Gentile saying, 'To see an old friend is as good as a fine dinner.' Avali! Avali!" she nodded smilingly.

"I shall be glad to see her, though here I use Romany words to you as doesn't understand the lingo." Miss Greeby was not at all pleased to hear Lady Agnes praised; as, knowing that Lambert had loved her, and probably loved her still, she was jealous enough to wish her all possible harm.

However, it was not diplomatic to reveal her true feelings to Mother Cockleshell, lest the old gypsy should repeat her words to Lady Agnes, so she turned the conversation by pointing to a snow-white cat of great size, who stepped daintily out of the tent.

"I should think, as a witch, your cat ought to be black," said Miss Greeby.

Mother Cockleshell screeched like a night-owl and hastily pattered some gypsy spell to avert evil.