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"If you mean Mr Kilmeny, there hasn't been a word between us you couldn't have heard yourself," the girl told him stiffly

"If my memory serves it didn't use to be so s? Di fancies----"

"Of course she does She's always fancying That's the business of a chaperone It's perfectly absurd," Moya flung back hotly

"Glad you see it that way It wouldn't do, of course"

She looked directly at hi is ridiculous Theto warn anyone, it ought to be Joyce"

Lord Farquhar looked straight at her "Joyce has her eyes wide open She can look out for herself"

"And I can't?"

"No, you can't--not when your feelings are involved You're too ienerous"

"It's all a storm in a teacup I've only met him three times to talk with He's been friendly--no host of a chance of it, but if we did--I don't see why it wouldn't do"

"Any nue nowadays isn't entirely a lishwoman He's an American, and will be to the end of the chapter"

"I'lish; I'm Irish--and the Irish nored her protest "His ways of thinking are foreign to yours, so are his habits of life You're a delightful rebel, irls do It's a rule of the ga your highwayman may be--and upon my word I admire him tremendously--he is not your kind He makes his os, and yours areone for me now, aren't you?" she de as that I' of which you are fully persuaded already"

"I'm not--not in the least It's absurd to talk about it because thelove to me But suppose he wanted to Why shouldn't I listen to him? You tell me he doesn't have the same little conventions as we do Thank heaven he hasn't His mind is free If that condemns him----"

She broke off from sheer passionate inadequacy to express herself

"Those conventions are a part of your life, little girl Can you i opposite him at breakfast for the rest of your natural days?"