17/42 'But I had used mine up within a week.' 'It still gives you so much pleasure ?' he said, looking at her a little askance. Then he resumed .-- 'I met General Fenton in the Borgia rooms this morning.' She turned, with a quick look of curiosity. I always found him particularly agreeable then. We used to ride together and talk together,--and he put me in the way of seeing a good many things. This morning he received me with a change of manner--can't exactly describe it; but it was not flattering! So I presently left him to his own devices and went on into another room. |