Since these knots had become so very tight, and since the journeys to Windsor had become so very frequent, her Grace had asked many such questions, and had received but very indifferent replies.

The Duke had sometimes declared that the matter was not ripe enough to allow him to make any answer.

"Of course," said the Duchess, "you should keep the secret.

The editors of the evening papers haven't known it for above an hour." At another time he told her that he had undertaken to give Mr.Gresham his assistance in any way in which it might be asked.

"Joint Under-Secretary with Lord Fawn, I should say," answered the Duchess.
Then he told her that he believed an attempt would be made at a mixed ministry, but that he did not in the least know to whom the work of doing so would be confided.