Lady Caroom glanced again with a sort of curious nervousness at the young man who stood by her side.
"You are a little earlier than we expected," she remarked, seating herself before the tea-tray.

"Here comes Sybil.

She is dying to congratulate you, Mr.Brooks.Is Arranmore here ?" "We left him in the gun-room," Molyneux answered.

"He is coming directly." Sybil Caroom, in a short skirt and a jaunty hat, came towards Brooks with outstretched hand.
"Delightful!" she exclaimed.

"I only wish that it had been nine thousand instead of nine hundred.