"Oh, his lordship, of course," she answered mockingly.
"Because he is a lord?"
"Naturally."
"I see," said Peckover catching her tone. "Is that your own original idea or Lady Ormstork's?"
"It is certainly Lady Ormstork's," was the evasive answer.
"But not yours. Not altogether," he urged wickedly. "You might have room in your heart for a little fondness for me?"
She laughed. "Why should I?"
"It would be such a treat," he pleaded.
"You are very, what Lady Ormstork calls, unconventional," she said quizzingly.
"Does that mean nice?"