“Yes, I am going away.”
“When?”
“To-day, in two hours.”
“In two hours? But, my dear boy, you were going to dine at the castle to-night.”
“I have just written to Mrs. Scott to excuse me. I am positively obliged to go.”
“Directly?”
“Directly.”
“And where are you going?”
“To Paris.”
“To Paris! Why this sudden determination?”