"I shan't treat him as I've treated you, Eugene; is he—is he very unhappy about it?"
"Yes, poor devil!" said Eugene bitterly. "He's ready to give up this world and the next for you."
"You think that strange?"
Eugene shook his head with a smile.
"'A man had given all other bliss
And all his worldly worth,'"
he quoted. "Stafford would give more than that. Good-morning, Lady Claudia."
"Good-by," she said. "When is he coming?"
"To-day, I expect."
"Thank you."
"Claudia, if you take him, you'll let me know?"