You will do
what you can, won't you?"
"I promise you that most heartily," Brooks declared. "But you must
remember, Lady Sybil, that after all it is entirely in his hands. He
has been most astonishingly kind to me, considering that I have no
manner of claim upon him. He has made me feel at home at Enton, too,
and been most thoughtful in every way. For, after all, you see I am
only his man of business. I have no friends much, and those whom I
have are Medchester people. You see I am scarcely in a position to
offer him my society. But all the same, I will take every opportunity I
can of going to Enton if he remains there."
She thanked him silently. Lady Caroom was on her feet, and Sybil and
she went out for their wraps. Lord Arranmore lit a fresh cigarette and
sent for his bill.
"By the bye, Brooks," he remarked, "one doesn't hear much of your man
Henslow."
"Mr. Bullsom and I were talking about it this evening," Brooks
answered. "We are getting a little anxious.
"You have had seven years of him. You ought to know what to expect."
"The war has blocked all legislation," Brooks said.
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