Her hands were folded in her lap, and she was looking at his lordship's simple physiognomy with an air of politely suppressed irritation.
Lord Deepmere looked up as Newman approached, met his eyes, and changed color.
"I am afraid I disturb an interesting interview," said Newman.
Madame de Bellegarde rose, and her companion rising at the same time, she put her hand into his arm.

She answered nothing for an instant, and then, as he remained silent, she said with a smile, "It would be polite for Lord Deepmere to say it was very interesting." "Oh, I'm not polite!" cried his lordship.

"But it was interesting." "Madame de Bellegarde was giving you some good advice, eh ?" said Newman; "toning you down a little ?" "I was giving him some excellent advice," said the marquise, fixing her fresh, cold eyes upon our hero.

"It's for him to take it." "Take it, sir--take it," Newman exclaimed.

"Any advice the marquise gives you to-night must be good.