"It is absolutely the truth, and nothing else."
"Very well, Sir Anthony, I believe you. If you had not been straight, I should have held her to the letter of her bond against you and the world, even against herself. Now—in her heart she has chosen you, and you are a fitter mate for her than I—I resign her to you."
"Lord Glengall!"
"I do not ask your thanks, sir. Make her happy—that is all. For the rest, I have one word of advice for you."
"Whatever it is, I shall act upon it."
"Go back to-night to England."
"Without a word to Pamela?"
"Let her be. I will say what is necessary. You will have to win her again, young sir. She is not the girl to change her lovers like her frocks."
"Perhaps you are right, sir," with hesitation.
"Go," said Lord Glengall, waving him away, "go! If you speak to her in her present mood, you will be sorry. Let her be free of both of us for a while."