"Yes, to amuse yourselves," she said at last, "you had decidedly better go to Europe!" Then she turned round, looking at her brother.

A chair stood near her; she leaned her hands upon the back of it.

"Don't you think it is very good of me," she asked, "to come all this way with you simply to see you properly married--if properly it is ?" "Oh, it will be properly!" cried Felix, with light eagerness.
The Baroness gave a little laugh.

"You are thinking only of yourself, and you don't answer my question.

While you are amusing yourself--with the brilliant Gertrude--what shall I be doing ?" "Vous serez de la partie!" cried Felix.
"Thank you: I should spoil it." The Baroness dropped her eyes for some moments.