I hope your lady friend was duly grateful to her deliverer.

I rather liked her pluck, Piers.

Who is she ?" There was a sudden crack between Piers' fingers.

He looked down hastily, and in a moment displayed three broken ivory fan-sticks to the girl beside him.

"I'm horribly sorry, Ina," he said.
Ina looked at the damage, and from it to his face of contrition.