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"That's what I'm a little doubtful about," said Lady Ogram. "I have
been thinking it might help us if a real live lord casually walked
about Hollingford with our candidate. We have to use means, you
know."
The old lady grimaced her scorn, and the leader of Society smiled.
One thing Mrs. Toplady had learnt which interested her, that her
autocratic friend's faith in Dyce Lashmar as a "coming man" was
unaffected and sturdy. She mused upon this. Rivenoak had often
supplied entertainment to her sportive mind; now, as shadows of
night were gathering over it, there seemed to be preparing in this
corner of the human stage a spectacle of unforeseen piquancy.
Also with Mr. Kerchever the old lady had had an afternoon's talk.
Her emotion being now more under command, she could listen to the
solicitor's advice, which dissuaded from abrupt action with
reference to Miss Tomalin. Mr. Kerchever thought it would be unwise
to reveal all the interest she felt in this late-discovered
representative of her family. Had he not better write to Mr.


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