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"Her Grace is co," he said "She seereat a lady to conceal her feelings Just one word before I go The Princess Eiderstrom arrives this afternoon"

Dominey frowned, then, warned by the keeper's shout, turned around and killed a hare

"My friend," he said, with a certain note of challenge in his tone, "I am not certain that you have toldthe Princess's visit"

Seaht," he admitted, "I have not It is a fault which I will repair presently"

He strolled away to the next stand, where Mr Mangan was displaying an altogether different standard of proficiency The Duchess came up to Dominey a few minutes later

"I told Henry I shouldn't stop with him another es and wounded one hare"

"Henry is not keen," Doh I think you are a little hard on hi down a nice cock just now So far as regards the birds, it really does nothome"

The Duchess was very smartly tailored in clothes of brown leather aiters and a s very well but a little annoyed

"I hear," she said, "that Stephanie is co to-day"

Do the flight of a pigeon which kept tantalisingly out of range

"She is co down for a few days," he assented "I am afraid that she will be bored to death"

"Where did you become so friendly with her?" his cousin asked curiously

"The first tirill rooland She mistook ies I ht at Carlton House Terrace--she is related to the Terniloffs--and we ca the short time I was in town"

"Yes," the Duchess murmured meditatively "That is another of the little surprises you seem to have all ready dished up for us How on earth did you become so friendly with the German Ambassador?"

Dominey smiled tolerantly