He was standing perfectly still, his eyes fixed upon the young soldier.
"At present," he said, "I am not quite clear about that.

If you are ready, Geraldine ?" She nodded and they made their farewells to Lady Anselman.

Granet looked after them with a slight frown.

He drew his aunt on one side for a moment.
"Why is Miss Conyers here without a chaperon ?" he asked.

"And why did she go away with Thomson ?" Lady Anselman laughed.
"Didn't she tell you ?" "Tell me what ?" he insisted eagerly.
Lady Anselman looked at her nephew curiously.
"Evidently," she remarked, "your progress with the young lady was not so rapid as it seemed, or she would have told you her secret--which, by-the-bye, isn't a secret at all.