I knew Lord did it, of course, and I always heard it was well done.

That is the dining-room, I suppose ?" Aileen, who had always been inordinately vain of the house in spite of the fact that it had proved of small use socially, was delighted to show him the remainder of the rooms.

Lynde, who was used, of course, to houses of all degrees of material splendor--that of his own family being one of the best--pretended an interest he did not feel.

He commented as he went on the taste of the decorations and wood-carving, the charm of the arrangement that permitted neat brief vistas, and the like.
"Just wait a moment," said Aileen, as they neared the door of her own boudoir.

"I've forgotten whether mine is in order.