He pressed her gently to him and kissed her lips.
"I hope so, too," he said; "she is a good woman."
Events happened as they wished; for, a year later, the engagement of Lady Dorothy to Lord Scaife was announced.
"Awfully glad, old chap," remarked Julia Crofton, as she tendered her congratulations; "you didn't go particularly strong at the start, but you picked up splendidly at the finish. I didn't think you had it in you," she added, candidly.
"Oh," replied Bobbie, with a happy laugh, "as with those successful fellows from South Africa, it's the 'grit' that tells."
PACKING TEA FOR EXPORT.
Bourne & Shepherd Photo, India