He rushed up to her and stood on the carriage step, and when she twitted him about Gaga he murmured: "Oh dear, no! We've seen the last of the old lot! Mustn't play her off on me any more.

And then, you know, it's you now, Juliet mine!" He had put his hand to his heart.

Nana laughed a good deal at this exceedingly sudden out-of-door declaration.

She continued: "I say, that's not what I'm after.

You're making me forget that I want to lay wagers.