"Have you two been talking secrets behind my back ?" "It is no secret to you--my little girl--" Her father's voice lingered on the phrase.

"When we are on shore, Robert, I will explain matters to you more fully.

Just now I wish only to tell you that where Iris has given her heart I will not refuse her hand." "You darling old dad! And is that what all the mystery was about ?" She took his face between her hands and kissed him.

Lord Ventnor, wondering at this effusiveness, strolled forward.
"What has happened, Miss Deane ?" he inquired.

"Have you just discovered what an excellent parent you possess ?" The baronet laughed, almost hysterically.