But now he could hold out no longer.
"Yes--even more interesting than I hoped," he answered.

"I had plenty of delightful chat with St Aubyn, and then a visitor came in.

It's that that I want to talk about." "A visitor, eh ?" said Aunt Charlotte, her attention quickening.

"What sort of a visitor?
A lady ?" "Yes, an old lady," replied Austin, "who----" "Did she come in an open fly ?" pursued Aunt Charlotte, helping herself to sauce.
"Why, how did you know?
I believe she did," said Austin.

"She had driven over from Cleeve." "Well, then, I must have seen her," said Aunt Charlotte.