Not he! His heart, or the organ which served him in place of one, was full of triumph.

Had he planned the whole thing with the utmost skill and foresight he could not have succeeded better.

Such a victory! and the very first day after Claudius's departure--Ye gods! what luck! And so it came to pass that by the time the harness had been tied together and the conveyance got without accident as far as the first stable on the outskirts of the town, where it was left with the groom, Barker had received a goodly meed of thanks and praise.

And when Margaret proposed that they should walk as far as the hotel, Barker tried a few steps and found he was too lame for such exercise, his left leg having been badly bruised by the pole of the carriage in his late exploit; which injury elicited a further show of sympathy from Margaret.

And when at last he left her with a cab at the door of her hotel, he protested that he had enjoyed a very delightful drive, and went away in high spirits.