"And you prevented him?"
"How could I? He said that you had gone unexpectedly, and that he thought it his duty to follow you. I should have felt as he did, in similar circumstances, so I bade him God-speed."
"But he started. I don't——"
"I did, my dear," said Jermyn, "but the Admiral, with a special boat, chased our craft and the train, found me, stopped the train, and brought me back, and—here I am."
"Oh, you are, indeed! Admiral, you're an angel."
The Admiral bowed profoundly and said:
"I cannot contradict a lady."
"But how did you know—Oh, do explain what I'm sure none of us yet understand."
"The Spaniards have a saying," the old gentleman replied, "that fortunes, like miseries always travel in couples. While I was breakfasting this morning, and feeling an almost impertinent interest, I must confess, in the affairs of an estimable couple who seemed to have encountered contrary winds, Trixy——"
"Trixy?"