"I feel tempted to act the charade over again.

Why, Norman, what likeness can you see between Philippa L'Estrange, the proud, cold woman of the world, and that sweet little Puritan maiden at her spinning wheel ?" "I should never have detected any likeness unless you yourself had first pointed it out," he said.

"Tell me, Philippa, are you really going to make the duke happy at last ?" "It may be that I am going to make him profoundly miserable As punishment for your lecture, I shall refuse to tell you anything about it," she replied; and then she added: "You will ride with me this morning, Norman ?" "Yes.

I will ride with you, Philippa.

I cannot tell you how thankful and relieved I am." "To find that you have not made quite so many conquests as you thought," she said.