Besides, the prospect of becoming the wonder and envy of every other woman on board was altogether too dazzling for words.
Mrs.Van Stuyler looked a little aghast at the idea at first, but she too had something of the same feeling as Zaidie, and besides, there could hardly be any impropriety in accepting the invitation of one of the wealthiest and most distinguished noblemen in the British Peerage.
So, after a little demur and a slight manifestation of nervousness, she consented.
Redgrave signalled to the man at the steering wheel.

The _Astronef_ slackened pace a little, dropped a yard or so, and slid up quite close to the bridge-rail again.

Lord Redgrave got in first and ran a light gangway down on to the bridge.

Zaidie and Mrs.Van Stuyler were carefully handed up.

The next moment the gangway was drawn up again, the sliding glass doors clashed to, the _Astronef_ leapt a couple of thousand feet into the air, swept round to the westward in a magnificent curve, and vanished into the gloom of the upper mists..