When the merriment had subsided a little:
"Farr," said Dudley, rising and making his way out of the circle, "I think you have had your turn at the wheel. Suppose I take your place for a while."
"I hope you are not very much bored, Mr. Farr," ventured Jean shyly.
"Quite the reverse—much entertained," he replied quietly.
Jean wondered if there were a touch of sarcasm in this reply, but his face was impenetrable.
"Charming accent he has," smiled Eleanor in an aside to Nan.
"I wonder where he got it, don't you?"
"Have you lived very much abroad, Mr. Farr?" queried Eleanor, turning politely to him.
"And why do you ask?"
"Why, your accent is so un-American."