ll him
that you are unwell to-night, and that you must sleep before you talk
to him."

"Ah! you don't know, papa."

"I know that I will have the thing put on a right footing." Then Lord
George came back, having found a cab. He gave his arm to his wife and
took her away, without saying a word to the Dean. At the door of the
cab the Dean bade them both good-night. "God bless you, my child," he
said.

"Good-night; you'll come to-morrow?"

"Certainly." Then the door was shut, and the husband and wife were
driven away.

Of course this little episode contributed much to the amusement of Mrs.
Montacute Jones's guests. The Kappa-kappa had been a very pretty
exhibition, but it had not been nearly so exciting as that of the
jealous husband. Captain De Baron, who remained, was, of course, a
hero. As he could not take his partner into supper, he was honoured by
the hand of Mrs. Montacute Jones herself. "I wouldn't have had that
happen for a thousand pounds," said the old lady.

"Nor I for ten," said Jack.

"Has there been any reason for it?"

"None in the least. I can't explain of what nature is my intimacy with
Lady George, but it has been more like that of children than grown
people."

"I know. When grown people play at being children, it is apt to be
dangerous."

"But we had no idea of the kind. I may be wicked enough. I say nothing
about that. But she is as pure as snow. Mrs. Jones, I could no more
dare to press her hand than I would to fly at the sun. Of course I like
her."

"And she likes you."

"I hope so,--in that sort of way. But it is shocking that such a scene
should come from such a cause."

"Some men, Captain De Baron, don't like having their handsome young
wives liked by handsome young officers. It's very absurd, I grant."

Mrs. Jones and Captain De Baron did really grieve at what had been
done, but to others, the tragedy coming after the comedy had not been
painful. "What will be the end of it?" said Miss Patmore Green to Sir
Harry.

"I am afraid they won't let her dance it any more," said Sir Harry, who
was intent solely on the glories of the Kappa-kappa. "We shall hardly
get any one to do it so well."

"There'll be something worse than that, I'm afraid," said Miss Green.

Count Costi suggested to Lady Florence that there would certainly be a
duel. "We never fight here in England, Count."

"Ah! dat is bad. A gentleman come and make himself vera disagreeable.
If he most fight perhaps he wou