“He is a great friend of yours?”
“The best that ever man had,” said Jack, quietly; “more than a brother.”
“You live with him?” she said, with an interest only too palpable to the listening Una, whom Lady Bell had quite forgotten.
“Yes, we live together—have done so for years—always shall, I hope, till——”
He paused.
“Till death, were you going to say?” said Lady Bell.
“No, I wasn’t,” said Jack, simply. “I was going to say till I took his advice and—enlisted.”
“Enlisted!” she repeated, turning her beautiful face full upon him.
Jack colored and frowned.
“Yes,” he said, stoutly; and though he said not a word more, Lady Bell knew that he was poor and in trouble.