"Captain Tully O'Neil and the Misses O'Neil!
"Adjutant-General De Lancey and Miss Beekman!
"Sir Henry Clinton!
"Captains Harkness, Rutherford, Hallowell, and McIvor!
"Major-General——"
"Elsin," I said, "you should have been announced with Sir Peter and Lady Coleville!"
She had found her patch-box and her fan at length, and we marched in, the sergeant's loud announcement ringing through the quickly filling room:
"Mr. Carus Renault and the Honorable Elsin Grey!"
"What will folk say to hear our banns shouted aloud in the teeth of all New York?" she whispered mischievously. "Mercy on me! if you turn as red as a Bushwick pippin they will declare we are affianced!"
"I shall confirm it if you consent!" I said, furious to burn at a jest from her under a thousand eyes.