You're not afraid of her, are you, Helen ?' he asked, with a mischievous twinkle in his eyes.
'Of course not,' I answered: 'why should I?
And who besides ?' 'Hargrave for one.

He will be glad to come, though his own place is so near, for he has little enough land of his own to shoot over, and we can extend our depredations into it, if we like; and he is thoroughly respectable, you know, Helen--quite a lady's man: and I think, Grimsby for another: he's a decent, quiet fellow enough.

You'll not object to Grimsby ?' 'I hate him: but, however, if you wish it, I'll try to endure his presence for a while.' 'All a prejudice, Helen, a mere woman's antipathy.' 'No; I have solid grounds for my dislike.

And is that all ?' 'Why, yes, I think so.

Hattersley will be too busy billing and cooing, with his bride to have much time to spare for guns and dogs at present,' he replied.