Mrs. Cloys, pray help me with your advice.

Mrs. Cloys.

[Bridling.] Oh—h—h——!

Fraser.

No, no—about Mr. Allingham. Ha! of course if we were Frenchmen we should fight a duel——

Justina.

Certainly, my dear Alec, and he would kill you.

Fraser.

Perhaps; that doesn’t follow.

Justina.