And shan't I make an odd ambassadress! I haven't been to a Court since the dark ages, when I went to those beloved States.

We will practise after dinner, dear, and you and Marion shall be the King and Queen, and I will try to walk backwards without tumbling on my head.

You will like being the King, Robert.

And then we will be ourselves again, all except Og, who shall be Tony and shall go out of the room before you." He gave his treble little giggle, for on the whole it answered better not to be dignified with Barbara, whenever he could remember not to be; and Lady Ashbridge, still nursing Petsy, threw a bombshell of the obvious to explode the conversation.
"Og has two mutton-chops for his dinner," she said, "and he is growing still.

Fancy!" Lord Ashbridge took a refreshing glance at the broad stretch of country that all belonged to him.
"I am rather glad to have this opportunity of talking to you, my dear Barbara," he said, "before Michael comes." "His train gets in half an hour before dinner" said Lady Ashbridge.