"And the chestnut?"
"The very sum."
"But my cloth will outlast your horse."
"Well, I allow that," said Harriet; "but it does not follow that you are the less extravagant of the two."
"You are both horridly extravagant," said Lucy, "but say when you will dine with us."
"Mr. Haveloc," said Harriet, beckoning him close to her, "another attraction, Mrs. Fitzpatrick is with us."
His agitation quite satisfied Harriet; he started, coloured, tried to speak very calmly, and turned to Lady Raymond.
"Will your ladyship allow me to say to-morrow?"
"By all means," she said, "if you cannot really come to-day."
"I wish I could," he replied.