Nothing should induce him so to arrange matters that in the event of his death Bubbles should be able to dower some worthless fortune-hunter with his, Tapster's, wealth! He felt certain that her father's solicitors would try and arrange that this might come to pass--"lawyers are such cunning devils"-- and he grew purple with rage at the thought.
How surprised Donnington would have been could he have looked into his dull companion's mind! In addition to Dr.Panton, two other people were really enjoying this uncomfortable walk, for Helen Brabazon and Sir Lyon Dilsford had plenty to say to one another.

It was very seldom that Sir Lyon found a young woman interested in the subjects he himself had most at heart.

He found it a curiously pleasant experience to answer her eager, ignorant questions on sociological and political subjects.

It was clear that Miss Brabazon only regarded herself as the trustee of her vast wealth, and this touched her companion very much.

Also, what had happened yesterday--that sudden, intimate confession of what had taken place in the hall--had made their relations to one another much closer.