'
'Then I am ruined,' said his Grace with rather a serious tone.
'I hope you have not really staked anything upon such nonsense?' said
Miss Dacre.
'I have staked everything,' said his Grace.
'Talking of stakes,' said Lord St. Jerome, who pricked up his ears at
a congenial subject, 'do you know what they are going to do about that
affair of Anderson's?'
'What does he say for himself?' asked Sir Chetwode.
'He says that he had no intention of embezzling the money, but that, as
he took it for granted the point could never be decided, he thought it
was against the usury laws to allow money to lie idle.'
'That fellow has always got an answer,' said Sir Tichborne. 'I hate men
who have always got an answer. There is no talking common sense with
them.'
The Duke made his escape to-day, and, emboldened by his illustrious
example, Charles Faulcon, Lord St. Jerome, and some other heroes
followed, to the great disgust of Sir Chetwode and Sir Tichborne.
As the evening glided on conversation naturally fell upon the amusements
of society.
'I am sure we are tired of dancing every night,' said Miss Dacre.
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