ACQUAINTANCE
"Just oblige me and touch
With your scourge that minx Chloe, but don't hurt her much."
The Marriage of William Ashe
I
"He ought to be here," said Lady Tranmore, as she turned away from the window.
Mary Lyster laid down her work. It was a fine piece of church embroidery, which, seeing that it had been designed for her by no less a person than young Mr. Burne Jones himself, made her the envy of her pre-Raphaelite friends.
"Yes, indeed. You made out there was a train about twelve."
"Certainly. They can't have taken more than an hour to speechify after the declaration of the poll. And I know William meant to catch that train if he possibly could."