"Or perhaps she may be an additional complication for you." I laughed a little scornfully.
"You, too, are getting suspicious," I declared.

"The Prince and Mrs.
Smith-Lessing are a strong combination." "Be careful then that they are not too strong for you," she answered, smiling.

"I have heard a famous boast of Mrs.Smith-Lessing's, that never a man nor a lock has yet resisted her." I thought of her face as I had seen it in the half light--a faint impression of delicate colourlessness, and for the life of me I could not help a little shiver.

Lady Angela looked at me in surprise.
"Are you cold ?" she asked.

"Let us walk more quickly." "It is always cold at this time in the evening," I remarked.