"You darling!" said Bunny fervently.
CHAPTER V
THE CONFIDENCE
A letter with the crest of a fox's head and the motto, Sans Vertu, upon the back lay beside Maud's plate on the following morning. She took it up with a smile at Jake who had just entered the room.
"From Charlie—probably about the new yacht. He told me the other day that he wanted me to perform the christening ceremony."
"You have my permission," said Jake. "What does he propose to call her?"
"The Blue Moon, I believe. But he was in a freakish mood. He may have changed his mind by this time."
Jake glanced round. "Where's the kid?"
"Who? Toby? I thought she went out early. Hasn't she been riding with you?"
"No, she dodged me," said Jake. "Went off on her own on one of those raw colts. I shall have to talk to her when she comes in."