"Let me see you to the corridor," said Lord Leycester.
And with a bow which comprehended the other occupants of the room, he accompanied her.
They walked in silence to the foot of the stairs, then Lady Lenore held out her hand.
"Good-night," she said, "and happy dreams."
He looked at her curiously. Was there any significance in her words?—did she know all that had passed between Stella and himself?
But nothing more significant met his scrutiny than the soft languor of her eyes, and pressing her hand as he bent over it, he murmured:
"I wish you the same."
She nodded smilingly to him, and went away, and he turned back to the hall.
As he did so the billiard-room door opened, and Lord Charles put out his head.
"One game, Ley?" he said.