And I'm your husband's aunt who tells you that." "I'm not at all sure," Phipps observed, "that you don't underrate your nephew's ability." "The only thing I know about his ability," was the blunt reply, "is his ability to borrow a few hundreds from any one fool enough to lend it to him, and then invent excuses for not paying it back.

He's good at that, if you like.

Still, don't let me set you against him, Mr.
Phipps.

Every shilling he gets out of you and your company is so much saved to the family." Lady Amesbury, who, notwithstanding her apparent inconsequence, had a keen eye for her guests, directed her conversation for a time into another channel, and finally changed places with Sarah in order to come into closer touch with a spiritualist from Sweden, who was on the lookout for a medium.

Sarah turned appealingly toward Wingate.
"Jimmy and I want to be taken to the theatre to-morrow night," she announced.