17/37 "Now, shall we go out on the balcony, or on the lawn ?" "The lawn, I think. It is a lovely evening, and there is no fear of catching cold. "I am disappointed, too. I told you I wanted the best yacht to win, and it has not done so." "Thank you," he replied, quietly. "I should have liked to have won, just this once, but all along I felt that the chances were against me, and that fortune would play me some trick or other." "It was not fortune. |