"Away with him!" exclaimed Sir Rowland, impatiently. “MY DEAR GIRL,— “I am so sorry if we made asses of ourselves to-night. Have the goodness to affix your name to that memorandum, Sir Rowland. They went first to a hotel, and then out again on to the boulevards. He began a jerky, broken conversation that lasted until they reached the station, and left her puzzled at its drift and meaning. ” Inwardly, she laughed at the idea of him trying to beat on her, flailing, his arms akimbo. Gerald, intent on his trail, ignored it. I—I am a lovesick idiot, and not accountable for my actions. Perhaps you'll next inform us why you have occasioned this disturbance. Everything was very neat; it had evidently been straightened up and kept for her. . I'll show you the Shamien; and we can talk all we want. " So saying, he raised a whistle to his lips, and blew a loud call; and, as this was unanswered, another still louder. He was always tenderly courteous; he answered her ordinary questions readily and her extraordinary ones patiently; he always rose when she entered or left the room.