Is there any more news ?" Dick laid down his cue across the table.
"I only came an hour ago," he said.

"Archie was telling me just now." Jenny went across to the deep chair on the hearth, threw off her cloak and sat down.
"Lord Talgarth's--well--if he was my father I should say he was in a passion.

I heard his voice." She smiled a little.
Dick leaned against the table, looking at her.
"Poor Frank!" he said.
She smiled again, more freely.
"Yes ...

poor, dear Frank! He's always in hot water, isn't he ?" "I'm afraid it's serious this time," observed Dick.

"What did he want to become a Catholic for ?" "Oh, Frank's always unexpected!" "Yes, I know; but this happens to be just the one very thing--" She looked at him humorously.
"Do you know, I'd no notion that Lord Talgarth was so deeply religious until Frank became a Catholic." "Yes, I know," said Dick.