"Sarah has not changed," he answered, turning to Sarah Beauclerc, and an involuntary tenderness was again perceptible in his tone. "You have not changed either, Georgie, in manner," he added, with a laugh.
Georgina pouted. "You are not to call me 'Georgie' any longer, Mr. St. John."
"Very well, Miss Beauclerc, our careless times have gone for ever, I suppose; old age is creeping upon us."
"Don't be stupid," said Georgina. "Have you seen Lady Anne since your return?"
"Yes."
"You have!" she exclaimed, not expecting the answer.
"I saw her in London, as I came through it."
"Ah—yes—of course, I might have guessed that," was Georgina's rejoinder, spoken mysteriously. "Shall we have a battle royal?"
"What do you mean?" asked Mr. St. John.