I suppose it was the way I
behaved to Lord Parham?"
She looked at him rather tremulously. It was the first time since her
illness began that she had referred to the incidents at Haggart.
"Look here!" said Ashe, in a tone of decision; "I shall
really give up
talking politics to you if it only reminds you of disagreeable things."
She took no notice.
"Is Lord Parham behaving well to you--now--William?"
Ashe colored hotly. As a matter of fact, in his own opinion, Lord Parham
was behaving vilely. A measure of first-rate importance for which he was
responsible was already in danger of being practically shelved, simply,
as it seemed to him, from a lack of elementary trustworthiness in Lord
Parham. But as to this he had naturally kept his own counsel with Kitty.
"He is not the most agreeable of customers," he said, gayly. "But I
shall get through. Pegging away does it."
"And then to see how our papers flatter him!" cried Kitty. "How little
people know, who think they know! It would be amusing to show the world
the real Lord Parham."
She looked at her husband with an expression that struck him
disagreeably.
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