THE SILVER FOX 51 



*' It was jolly coming over," said Lady 

 Susan, displaying a good deal of drab gaiter 

 as she leaned back and sipped her tea, " but 

 we're not going to have any hunting to- 

 morrow. My bike was breaking ice on all 

 the puddles." 



" I thought it was going to break me 

 when you overtook me in the avenue just 

 now," said Mr. Glasgow, in a tone that 

 masked surprisingly well the sentiments he 

 had expressed to Slaney about the modern 

 young woman and her bicycle. He had not 

 thought of mentioning that when the modern 

 young woman possessed a figure that did 

 not admit of a second opinion, and a title, 

 his views might be subject to modification. 



" I shan't think of taking the hounds out 

 to-morrow," said Hugh ; " Dan knows the 

 country, and he says it would not be the 

 least use." 



Inwardly he was telling himself that he 

 was a coward and a cur, because he felt 

 such entire thankfulness for the frost. He 

 had told them all how the leg that he 



