13/17 She said she had not seen a lady and a little girl walking, but a mile out of Monte Carlo she had seen a lady and a little girl in a carriage with two gentlemen; and the horses were galloping: oh, but they did gallop; they had nearly run over her. The young lady had cried out to her as they passed. She had not caught what she said; she had thought it a joke. What do you think, Mr.Rainer ?" said Sir Tancred. "Of course they may be back at the hotel by now, and we may be on a wild-goose chase." "I guess we can afford to be laughed at; but we can't afford to lose a chance," said the millionaire. |