The Hotel Godet.

It's somewhere about here, isn't it ?" "Over there," said Septimus, with a wave of the hand.

He brought a chair from the other table.

"Do sit down." Sypher obeyed.

"How's the wife ?" "The--what ?" asked Septimus.
"The wife--Mrs.Dix." "Oh, very well, thank you," he said hurriedly.