Lady Estelle blushed.
"I plead guilty, Ulric," she said. "It must be because I am very happy myself that I like to see every one else happy, too."
They both wondered why Lady Doris was so silent.
"It must be from sheer excess of happiness," thought the countess.
Lord Linleigh asked:
"Will you drive with me this morning, Doris, or would you prefer to ride or walk?"
"Will you go with me?" asked Lady Estelle. "I am going to Streathaw."
"No, thank you, papa. Thank you, Lady Linleigh. I am going to spend the morning in the gardens."
"That means writing a long letter to Earle," said Lord Linleigh, with a smile.
She did not contradict him; and Lady Estelle, when she kissed her and bade her good-morning, thought how beautiful it was to be young, happy, and in love.