"My poor Anthony, you never saw very far where I was concerned."
"No, then, Kitty, I didn't."
His face was a little rueful as he said it.
"But I am glad beyond measure," he went on. "There is, perhaps, only one thing could make me happier."
He stooped and touched Lady Kitty's soft cheek with his lips.
"You can tell Jack, Kitty," he said. "We are like sister and brother, aren't we?"
"I am very fond of you, Anthony. Next to your mother—excluding Jack, of course—I think I'm as fond of you as anyone."
"I'm glad you're fond of my mother, Kitty. She doesn't care for many people."
"I've been trying to get up courage to tell her, Anthony. I hate to keep her in the dark."
"It will be a blow to her, Kitty."