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he did find liis tongue, whicli was not till the 

 conclusion of the various evolutions aforesaid. 

 ' Of course I will, but how am I to set about it ? 

 — that's what beats me. If Mrs. Lancelot will 

 only come home and bring Miss Lancelot with 

 her, it will be easy enough, but how the deuce 

 I am to do it unless she does, I don't know. 

 Happy thought ! I'll send Mary a wire.' This 

 he did as follows : ' Wire immediately you 

 know name of ship and day of sailing.' ^ Send 

 that telegram first thing to-morrow morning, 

 please ; ' this to the servant who answered the 

 bell. ' Let me see,' soliloquised he, ' Reginald 

 comes up on Monday, and I go down to New- 

 market with him to the Guineas. I shall have 

 lots of opportunities to discuss the matter with 

 him.' 



Monday came, and with it Reginald Miller. 

 The two friends dined together at the club, and 

 after Independent and his victories and all their 

 surroundings had been talked to death, Alfred 

 Acton tried to broach the subject which ever 

 since the night of his sister's letter had been 



