THE HAUGHTYSHIRE HUNT. 



ticulars of The Chase in silence. Then laying it down again, 

 she said, in impressive tones — 



" Sep, this is the very thing for us." 



"Think so, my dear?" 



" Think so? Certainly I think so. Why, the very adver- 

 tisement smells of men in armour and baronial halls. A 

 moat, too ; why, Sep, I shouldn't wonder if there was even a 

 drawback and fortfullis." 



"Drawbridge and portcullis," mildly put in Septimus. 



" Fortfullis or portcullis, what's it matter ? you know what 

 I mean, Sep. Now, just you take my advice for once in your 

 life, and go down to see this place — what's it called ? ' The 

 Chaise,' I suppose because of all that stable and coach-house 

 room — what ? oh, ' The Chase,' is it? well, never mind ; you 

 go and see the agent, or the traveller, or whatever he's called, 

 and then start off and inspect the place for yourself. It's my 

 belief we shall find it just what we want. And you might ask 

 the agent, Sep — at least, not right out, you know — but you 

 might just try and find out somehow from him whether the 

 Duke of 'Aughtyshire is likely to leave his card on us if we 

 take the house. That is," she added thoughtfully, "if dukes 

 uses cards." 



" Well, that don't matter, does it, Sal — Cecilia, I mean ; so 

 difficult to get hold of these new names at first, and it really 

 is a bit confusing for a man after his wife's been Sally 

 for " 



" Now Sep, that'll do. I'm Cecilia now^ I'm sure if 

 women change the colour of their hair and the number of 

 their front teeth, it's a small thing that they should change 

 their names. Why, Sep," she continued, as a glorious vision 



