You walked past here ?" "Yes, you were tying her shoe-string." "What!" exclaimed he, starting to his feet, "tying Grace's shoe-string ?" The first thought that rushed to his mind was that Veath had knelt to plead his love to Grace Vernon.
"Lady Huntingford, let us walk," he exclaimed.

It was a fierce, impatient command instead of a polite invitation.

The pretty young woman calmly lay back in her chair and laughed.

"If you won't come, then please excuse me.

I must go." "Why are you so eager to walk, Mr.Ridgeway ?" she asked.
"Because I want--what was that you called me ?" he gasped, his heart almost turning upside down.
"Ridgeway.