When the hour was over, Lord Fawn left the room with the ladies, and was soon closeted with his mother, while the girls strolled out upon the lawn.

Would Lizzie play croquet?
No; Lizzie would not play croquet.

She thought it probable that she might catch her lover and force him to walk with her through the shrubberies; but Lord Fawn was not seen upon the lawn that evening, and Lizzie was forced to content herself with Augusta as a companion.

In the course of the evening, however, her lover did say a word to her in private.
"Give me ten minutes to-morrow between breakfast and church, Lizzie." Lizzie promised that she would do so, smiling sweetly.

Then there was a little music, and then Lord Fawn retired to his studies.
"What is he going to say to me ?" Lizzie asked Augusta the next morning.