"
"They had the message two hours ago, and have been trying everywhere to
find Mr. Brooks," the housemaid added.
Selina helped him on with his coat.
"Will you come another evening soon and play billiards with us?" she
asked, dropping her voice a little.
"With pleasure," Brooks answered. "Do you mind saying good-bye to your
cousin for me? I am sorry not to see her again."
CHAPTER XV
A SUPPER-PARTY AT THE "QUEEN'S"
Brooks was shown into a private room at the Queen's Hotel, and he
certainly had no cause to complain of the warmth of his welcome. Lady
Sybil, in fact, made room for him by her side, and he fancied that there
was a gleam of reproach in her eyes as she looked up at him.
"Is Medchester really so large a place that one can get lost in it?" she
asked. "Lord Arranmore has been sending messengers in every direction
ever since we decided upon our little excursion.
"I telephoned to your office, sent a groom to your rooms and to the
club, and at last we had given you up," Lord Arranmore remarked.
"And I," Sybil murmured, "was in a shocking bad temper.
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