"I remember the time," she said, softly, "when any caprice of mine was a command to you. Ah, I was younger then!"The General's reception of this little advance was thoroughly characteristic of him. He first kissed Lady Claudia's hand, and then he wrote the letter. My aunt rewarded him by a look, and left the library.
"What the deuce is the matter with her?" my uncle said to me when we were alone. "Do you dislike the man, too?""Certainly not. As far as I can judge, he appears to be just the sort of person we want.""And knows thoroughly well how to manage horses, my dear. What _can_ be your aunt's objection to him?"As the words passed his lips Lady Claudia opened the library door.
