Shall I call the day after to-morrow and tell you my adventures ?" "I think you'd better stick to the old plan, and let me have the result of your work in the form of a diary," answered Sheldon.

And with this the two men parted.
It was now half-past two o'clock; it would be half-past three before Valentine could present himself at the Lawn--a very seasonable hour at which to call upon Mrs.Sheldon with his offering of a box for the new play.
An omnibus conveyed him to Bayswater at a snail's pace, and with more stoppages than ever mortal omnibus was subjected to before, as it seemed to that one eager passenger.

At last the fading foliage of the Park appeared between the hats and bonnets of Valentine's opposite neighbours.

Even those orange tawny trees reminded him of Charlotte.
Beneath such umbrage had he parted from her.

And now he was going to see the bright young face once more.