"He is one no longer; and, if you take my advice, you will have nothing more to do with him." "There is no person on earth whose advice I value more highly than yours, Lady Gridborough," said Reggie, as blandly as before; "and in most matters, I should accept it and follow it without hesitation; but, in this matter of my friend, Mr.Sydney Green----" "Mr.Sydney--what ?" broke in the old lady, evidently much agitated.

"Oh, an alias, of course; yes, I'm not surprised that he should be ashamed of his own name.

But, Celia, Celia Grant--oh, it is too sad! I must tell her, warn her." "My dear Lady Gridborough," said Reggie, smoothly, "I'm going to ask you a great favour." "What is it ?" said Lady Gridborough, glancing over her shoulder at Derrick and Celia in a half-fearsome way.

"I can't think of anything else but that young man and--and Celia Grant.

Such a dear, sweet girl!" "My favours concerns both the wicked young man and the dear, sweet girl," said Reggie.