“None whatever. I think it the most natural thing in life; he was your guardian, and you have a right to ask what has become of your fortune.”
“He might refer me to you for the information.”
“Very unmannerly if he should, and very ungallant, too, for an old admirer. I 'm certain if I were to be—what is the phrase?—removed, yes, removed—he 'd marry you. Talk of three-volume novels and virtue rewarded, after that.”
“You have been playing to-night,” said she, gravely.
“Yes.”
“And lost?”
“Lost heavily.”
“I thought so. Your courtesies to me have been the measure of your bad luck for many a day. I have often felt that 'four by honors' has saved me from a bad headache.”
“Then there has been more sympathy between us than I ever suspected,” said he, rising, and stretching himself; and after a moment or two added, “Must I call on this Dr. Lendrick?—will he expect me to visit him?”
“Perhaps so,” said she, carelessly; “he asked after you.”