"We have all been admiring your beautiful yacht in the harbour there." "I was thinking of getting up a little cruise before long," Richard continued.

"If so, I hope you'll all join us.

Flossie is going to be hostess, and the Montressors are passengers already." They murmured something non-committal.

Lady Hunterleys seemed as though about to pass on but Lane blocked the way.
"I only arrived the other day from Algiers," he went on, making frantic efforts to continue the conversation.

"I brought Freddy Montressor and his sister, and Fothergill." "Mr.Montressor has come to the Hotel de Paris," Lady Hunterleys remarked.