He glanced quickly out of the window, perceived the crest on the panel of her barouche, and exclaimed: “In your own carriage! Kitten, you are incorrigible! Good God, if Sherry gets wind of this there’ll be the devil to pay, and no pitch hot!”
“How can it signify? Nothing could be worse than it is at this moment! George, you must not meet Sherry!”
“I shall certainly do so, however.”
She clasped the lapels of his coat, giving him a little shake. “No, I say you shall not! George, you know it was very wrong of us, although we meant no harm. Please, George, beg Sherry’s pardon, and let us all be comfortable again!”
He shook his head obstinately. “I have never drawn back yet from an engagement, and by God, I will not do so now!”
“Yes, but, George, this time — ”
“Besides, I’m dashed if I’ll apologize for kissing you! I liked it excessively!” said George brazenly. “If Sherry had a grain of sense, he’d know it didn’t mean a thing, too!”
“George, you said you would not wish to make me unhappy!” Hero said desperately.
“No, by Jove, not for the world!”
“But don’t you see, you stupid creature, that if you kill Sherry I shall be so unhappy I shall die?” Hero cried.