Captain Clavering Makes His First Attempt It was nearly three when Archie Clavering found himself in Bolton Street, having calculated that Lady Ongar might be more probably found at home then than at a later hour.

But when he came to the door, instead of knocking, he passed by it.

He began to remember that he had not yet made up his mind by what means he would bring it about that she should certainly know that he was there.

So he took a little turn up the street, away from Piccadilly, through a narrow passage that there is in those parts, and by some stables, and down into Piccadilly, and again to Bolton Street, during which little tour he had made up his mind that it could hardly become his duty to teach her that great lesson on this occasion.

She must undoubtedly be taught to know that he was there, but not so taught on this, his first visit.