CHAPTER ELEVEN.
AWKWARD QUESTIONS.
The sun, when it peeped through the blinds next morning, found Mr Robert Ratman wide awake.

His was one of those active minds which do not waste unnecessary time in sluggish repose, but, on the contrary, do a principal part of their most effective brain-work while other people are asleep.
"Snug enough so far," said he to himself, turning over on his side.
"The place will suit me after all.

Capital table, easy-going hostess, charming young Bohemian to amuse me, money going about, and all that.
Teddy wants stirring up.

I shall have to flick him a bit.

He'll go well enough when he's once started, but he's wasting his time here disgracefully.