"I feel as if I had drank of the elixir of life; you don't know how courageous I feel, now that I have you both back, when the difficulty is removed, I shall begin to live!"
"How the women will envy me!" she said, looking up lovingly at the handsome face full of grave earnestness, the tired look gone from the mesmeric eyes.
"You will both be wondrously happy, each a gainer in the other," said their friend earnestly.
"Do you think you will be able to go down with us, Lionel dear?"
"No, darling, I am sure not; I cannot say what train I shall take until I reach the monastery; there we decide."
"The plot thickens, a monk makes his entree," said Vaura gaily.
"Yes, and I shall not tell either of you more of the play, the act will be more interesting, only this, tell Col. Haughton that after dinner, on to-morrow evening three unbidden guests will appear with myself, and that we shall carry a more highly spiced dish than any they have partaken of; further, that it is my wish that the Hall guests hear of the ingredients, so that they can tell the recipe to the London world. Good-bye, till to-morrow night, dear friend; good-bye, darling."
"Good-night, Lion, we shall be on the look-out for you; so don't tire our eyes."
"I shall feel your eyes, love, and shall hasten."
"Be sure, Lionel, that you come with winning cards."