My niece reminds me of the black panther in the Zoo, but one could not say--if she were tamed." Such remarks were not calculated to allay the growing interest and attraction Lord Tancred was feeling.

Francis Markrute knew his audience; he never wasted his words.

He abruptly turned the conversation back to Canada again, until even the two magnates on their own ground were bored and said goodnight.

The four men came downstairs together.

As the two others were being assisted into their coats by Turner and his satellites the host said to Lord Tancred: "Will you have a cigar with me, Tancred, before you go on to your supper party ?" And presently they were both seated in mammoth armchairs in the cozy library.
"I hope, my dear boy, you have all the information you want about Canada," Mr.Markrute said.