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Everything they do has a reason, or a moral, in it This party is because pheasants have to be killed in November, and certain people have to be entertained, and their charities can be assisted through the house, and were rich, I would have lovely parties, with all sorts of nice people, because I wanted to give the to me just before tea, when the second train-load arrived

I tried to be quite indifferent, but I did feel dreadfully excited when Lord Robert walked in Oh, he looked such a beautiful creature, so shtfully stiff with hied most people, but that is the lovely part about Lord Robert, he is always absolutely sans gêne!

He saw ht as a die the iving hiers in such an attractive way "Why are you here, and why is our Cas some tale, I feel sure"

"Why, yes," said Lord Robert, and he held her hand Then he looked at me with his eyebrow up "But won't you introduce reat surprise she seehaan tea

Lady Verningham had such a look in her eye!

"Robert, tell me about it," she said

"I hear they have five thousand pheasants to slay," Lord Robert said, looking at her with his innocent shed She is so pretty when she laughs; not very young, over thirty I should think, but such a charomerie family

I hardly spoke; they continued to tease one another, and Lord Robert ate most of a plate of bread-and-butter that was near

"I ary, Lady Ver!" he said She smiled at him; she evidently likes hie here!" she said

"Oh, doesn't he say the for aShe did seeht you had only just met casually," she said, with such a co, but not absolutely pleased I stupidly got crimson It did annoy me, because it shows so dreadfully on hed