At this moment the door was again opened and Lord Silverbridge was announced. "Halloa, Dolly, are you here?"
"It seems that I am."
"And I am here too," said Miss Boncassen, smiling her prettiest.
"None the worse for yesterday's troubles, I hope?"
"A good deal the worse. I have been explaining all that to Mr. Longstaff, who has been quite sympathetic with me about my things."
"A terrible pity that shower," said Dolly.
"For you," said Silverbridge, "because, if I remember right, Miss Boncassen was walking with you;—but I was rather glad of it."
"Lord Silverbridge!"
"I regarded it as a direct interposition of Providence, because you would not dance with me."
"Any news to-day, Silverbridge?" asked Dolly.