"Just as you please," said the old creature, and muttered to himself as he held his light at the door to show him out of the court: "Sold for the sixth time! I wonder what will be the upshot of it this time.

I should think my lady had enough of it by now!" Cosmo carried his prize carefully home.

But all the way he had an uncomfortable feeling that he was watched and dogged.

Repeatedly he looked about, but saw nothing to justify his suspicions.

Indeed, the streets were too crowded and too ill lighted to expose very readily a careful spy, if such there should be at his heels.