"Nobody ever accused me of wisdom. Besides, I left in a hurry."
"To escape the false prince. More fairy-tale."
"But I am twenty-one and I've got the very watch that papa gave me on my birthday."
"Let me see it."
She drew out a beautiful little diamond-studded chronometer of foreign and very expensive make.
"Most inappropriate for a child of your age," commented the other severely. "Ha! Here we are. Fairy Godfather—that's me—to the rescue." He read from the inner case of the watch. "'To my darling Cecily on her 21st birthday, from Father.' Not strictly legal, but good enough," he observed. "We shall now go forth and kill the dragon. That is to say, tell the captain the time of day."
"What fun! But—Judge Enderby."
"Well?"
"Don't tell Mr.—your other client, will you?"
"Why not?"