“I thought of a burglary,” said Mrs. Beach, choking sobs. “And I asked Sally to do it.”
“And she did—all for my sake. Well, one never knows,” Reggie sighed, and looked sentimental.
“It wasn’t you,” said Sally. “I wanted to shock Mr. Faulks.”
“Dear, dear. I shouldn’t wonder if you have.”
“Oh!” Sally shuddered. “That man is on my nerves. He simply follows me about. He scares me. When I found he’d got Tom to ask him here I——”
“Yes, of course, it’s my fault,” Tom Beach cried. “I knew it would come round to that.”
“You didn’t know, dear, how could you?” Sally soothed him. “He doesn’t make love to you. Well, he was here and his mamma and—oh, Mr. Fortune, you’ve seen them. They want shocking. So I talked to Bunny and——”
“And I came in with both feet,” said Captain Cosdon. “My scheme really, Fortune, all my scheme.”
“All?” Reggie asked with some emphasis.
“Good Lord, not what’s happened.”