If Donna Antonia knew, the President would soon know.
"Quite right," said the colonel.

"It won't do to have them rushing about letting out that we know all about it.

He's all right up to now." "Yes, but if he gets restive to-morrow morning ?" said I."And then you don't want him at the Golden House on Friday evening, and I don't want him at the barracks." "No, he'd show fight, Carr would," said the colonel.

"Look here, we're in for this thing, and I'm going through with it.

I shall keep Carr at my house till it's all over." "How ?" asked the signorina.
"By love, if possible!" said the colonel, with a grin--"that is, by drink.