Aunt Charlotte took a step forward, and prepared to introduce her nephew.

Austin suddenly paused; gazed at the visitor for one instant with an expression that no one had ever seen upon his face before; and then, falling flop upon the nearest easy-chair, went straightway into a paroxysm of hysterical and frantic laughter.
"Austin! Austin! Have you gone out of your mind ?" cried his aunt, almost beside herself with stupefaction.

"Is this your good behaviour?
What in the world's the matter with the boy now ?" "It's _Mr Buskin!_" shrieked Austin, hammering his leg upon the floor in a perfect ecstasy of delight.

"The step-uncle! Oh, do slap me, auntie, or I shall go on laughing till I die!" "_Who's_ Mr Buskin ?" gasped his aunt, bewildered.

"This is Mr Granville Ogilvie.