They're eating up the Minister of Finance." "All right! I'm going as soon as I've had another muffin," said Johnny.

"But what's the row about ?" "Well, they want their money," I replied; "and Don Antonio won't give it them.

Hence bad feeling." "Tell you what it is," said Johnny; "he hasn't got a--" Here Donna Antonia struck in, rather suddenly, I thought.
"Do stop the gentleman talking politics, Mme.Devarges.

They'll spoil our tea-party." "Your word is law," I said; "but I should like to know what Don Antonio hasn't got." "Now do be quiet," she rejoined; "isn't it quite enough that he has got--a charming daughter ?" "And a most valuable one," I replied, with a bow, for I saw that for some reason or other Donna Antonia did not mean to let me pump Johnny Carr, and I wanted to pump him.
"Don't say another word, Mr.Carr," she said, with a laugh.

"You know you don't know anything, do you ?" "Good Lord, no!" said Johnny.
Meanwhile Mme.