11/27 Then she spoke to him in an altered tone. "You are very much to be congratulated, they tell me. I am sure I am very glad that you have been so fortunate." "Thank you," he answered. "To tell you the truth, it all seems very marvellous to me. Only a few months ago your uncle was almost my only client of importance." "Lord Arranmore was your father's friend though, was he not ?" "They came together abroad," he answered, "and Lord Arranmore was with my father when he died in Canada." She stopped short. |