Now Stanistreet had brought "Barrack-Room Ballads" into the house; Stanistreet had been with Gordon, in the Soudan; Stanistreet--no, Stanistreet had not been in India; but he might have been.

He was immensely amused at the idea of Mrs.Nevill Tyson cultivating her mind.

Poor little soul, how bored she must have been! There could be no possible doubt about the boredom.

Mrs.Nevill Tyson turned from reading to talking with obvious relief.

Their conversation had taken a wider range lately; it was more intimate, and at the same time less embarrassing.