deserving charitable enterprises--any one she might mention--and so

left the old lady a little bewildered, but very much pleased.

She decided that for the future Adèle must not see so much of Mr.

Van Orden. She began to fear that gentleman's views of life were not

sufficiently serious.

[XIX]

Billy went into the gardens in pursuit of Margaret. He was almost

happy now and felt vaguely ashamed of himself. Then he came upon

Kathleen Saumarez, who, indeed, was waiting for him there; and his

heart went down into his boots.