Ben looked still more proud. "Not such a fool as you thought him, this boy," her expression seemed to say. And how true it is that opportunity so often makes the man!
"Couldn't we see Mr. Marrable Leigh now?" Toby asked.
"I think we might ring up," I said; and we did so and made an appointment.
Let it suffice to say that we spent a most amusing day motoring to Fairmile Towers, exploring the house and grounds, and motoring back.
That evening Toby dined with Marrable Leigh; and the next day Miss Marquand was again—under the rose—wearing his ring.
XXIX
"Look here, Ben," said Colonel Staveley, "something awful's happened and I want your help."