Brooks could almost have persuaded himself that it was fancy.
"Come for something to eat, Arranmore," Sir George declared, hungrily.
"My second man's gone off with the sandwich-case--hunting on his own, I believe.

I'll sack him to-morrow.

Here's my friend Lacroix, who says you saved him from starvation once before out in the wilds somewhere.
Awfully sorry to take you by storm like this, but we're twelve miles from home, and it's a God-forsaken country for inns." "Luncheon for two at once, Groves," Lord Arranmore answered.

"Delighted to meet you again, Mr.Lacroix.Last time we were both of us in very different trim." Lady Caroom came gliding up to them, and shook hands with Sir George.
"This sounds so interesting," she murmured.

"Did you say that you met Lord Arranmore in his exploring days ?" she asked, turning to Mr.
Lacroix.
"I found Lord Arranmore in a log hut which he had built himself on the shores of Lake Ono," Lacroix said, smiling.