Sir Chichester to a newspaper, was a needle to a magnet; and while Dennis Brown read out the selections for the morrow's races of "The Man of Iron" in the _Evening Patriot_, and "Hitchy Koo" in _The Lamppost_, Sir Chichester edged nearer and nearer.
Lady Splay invited Hillyard to play croquet with her in the garden; and half-way through the game Hillyard approached the question which troubled him.
"I was wondering whether I should meet Mrs.Croyle here." Millicent Splay drove her ball before she answered, and missed her hoop.
"What a bore!" she cried.

"Now I shall have to come back again.

I didn't know that you had met Stella." "I met her only once.

I liked her." Millie Splay nodded.
"I am glad.

There's always a room here for Stella.