I could always manage his father." A curious expression crosses Mrs.Bethune's face.

The present Baronet may not prove so easy of management as his father! "Well, I can only wish you success," says she, with a shrug.

"By the way, Margaret did not back you up in this scheme as cordially as I deemed possible." "Margaret is troublesome," says Lady Rylton.

"Just when you expect her to sympathize with you, she starts off at a tangent on some other absurd idea.

She is full of fads.