"Ah, old, old tale of Cupid's touch!
I thought as much—I thought as much!
He WAS a little boy"
"Patience" justified herself shyly.
"Pray don't misconstrue what I say—
Remember, pray—remember, pray,
He was a LITTLE boy"
O'Rane gave the "Wandering Minstrel" as a solo, followed by "A Pair of Sparkling Eyes" and "Is Life a Boon?"
Loring turned approvingly to George Oakleigh.
"Raney's got a ripping voice," he said. "And he's in good form to-night. All the same, we must be getting back, George, if you want to be in London early to-morrow morning. It's very pleasant to see all these boys again. Sad, too, very sad; the young lions with all their troubles before them."