Military men always respect a good swimmer; I fancy because many of them funk the water....

I was just going on to explain that you were a cousin of a great friend of mine and helped me in my business, when a commissionaire came from Quansions in a hansom to say that mother was feeling very bad again.

'Army' and I went back in the hansom, but I was crying a little and being a gentleman he did not press his suit..." Enter Lady Fraser's nurse on tiptoe.

Says in a very hushed voice "Major Armstrong has called, Miss Fraser.

He came to ask about Lady Fraser.