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“Shehasdonenothingsosensible，“theDukeanswereddrily。“ThefactswhichIhavejuststatedareknowntoeveryoneinthisroom。
Iperhapsknowlessthananyone。ButIknowenoughforthis。I
request，SaxeLeinitzer，thatyouwithdrawthenameofmyselfandmywifefromyourlistofmembers，andthatyouunderstandclearlythatmyhouseistobenomoreusedformeetingsoftheSociety，formalorinformal。And，further，thoughIregrettheapparentinhospitalityofmyaction，myfingerisnow，asyousee，uponthebell，andIventuretowishyouallaverygood-morning。Groves，“
headdedtotheservantwhoansweredthedoor，“thePrinceofSaxeLeinitzer’scarriageisurgentlyrequired。“
ThePrinceandLadyCareydescendedthebroadstepssidebyside。
Shewaslaughingsoftlybutimmoderately。ThePrincewaspalewithfury。
“Pompousoldass，“hemutteredsavagely。“Hemayhaveaworsescandalinhishousenowthanhedreamsof。“
Shewipedhereyes。
“HaveInotalwaystoldyou，“shesaid，“thatintrigueinthiscountrywasasheerimpossibility？Youmaylayyourplanseversocarefully，butyoucannotforeseesuchacontretempsasthis。“
“Idiot！“thePrincecried，“Oh，thedolt！Why，evenhiswifewasamazed。“
“Hemaybeallthosepleasantthings，“LadyCarey，said，“butheisagentleman。“
Hestoppedshort。ThefootmanwasstandingbythesideofLadyCarey’svictoriawitharugonhisarm。
“Lucille，“hesaidthoughtfully，“islockedinthemorning-room。
Sheisprostratewithfear。IftheDukeseeshereverythingisover。Uponmyword，IhaveagoodmindtothrowthisallupandcrosstoParisto-night。LetEnglandbreedherownrevolutions。
Whatdoyousay，Muriel？Willyoucomewithme？“
Shelaughedscornfully。
“I’dassoongowithmycoachman，“shesaid。
Hiseyebrowsnarrowed。Adull，purpleflushcrepttohisforehead。
“Yourwit，“hesaid，“isalittlecoarse。Listen！Youwishourfirstplantogothrough？“
“Ofcourse！“
“ThenyoumustgetLucilleoutofthathouse。Ifsheislefttheresheisabsolutelylosttous。Apartfromthat，sheisherselfnotsafe。Ourplanworkedouttoowell。SheisreallyindangerfromthisDusonaffair。“
ThelaughterdiedawayfromLadyCarey’sface。Shehesitatedwithherfootuponthestepofhercarriage。
“Youcangobackeasilyenough，“thePrincesaid。“YouaretheDuke’scousin，andyouwerenotincludedinhistirade。Lucilleisinthemorning-room，andhereisthekey。Ibroughtitawaywithme。
Youmusttellherthatallourplansarebroken，thatwehavecertainknowledgethatthepoliceareonthetrackofthisDusonaffair。GethertoyourhouseinPontStreet，andIwillberoundthisafternoon。Orbetterstill，takehertomine。“
LadyCareysteppedbackontothepavement。Shewasstill，however，hesitating。
“LeaveherwiththeDukeandDuchess，“thePrincesaid，“andshewilldinewithherhusbandto-night。“
LadyCareytookthekeyfromhishand。
“Iwilltry，“shesaid。“HowshallyouknowwhetherIsucceed？“
“Iwillwaitinthegardens，“heanswered。“Ishallbeoutofsight，butIshallbeabletoseeyoucomeout。IfyouarealoneIshallcometoyou。IfsheiswithyouIshallbeatyourhouseinanhour，andIpromiseyouthatsheshallleaveEnglandto-nightwithme。“
“PoorBrott！“shemurmuredironically。
ThePrincesmiled。
“Hewillfollowher。EveryonewillbelievethattheyleftLondontogether。Thatisallthatisrequired。“
LadyCareyre-enteredthehouse。ThePrincemadehiswayintothegardens。Tenminutespassed-aquarterofanhour。ThenLadyCareywithLucillereappeared，andsteppingquicklyintothevictoriaweredrivenaway。ThePrincedrewalittlesighofrelief。Helookedathiswatch，calledahansom，anddrovetohisclubforlunch。
Anotherman，whohadalsobeenwatchingDorsetRousefromthegardensforseveralhours，alsonotedLucille’sadventwithrelief。
HefollowedthePrinceoutandenteredanotherhansom。
“Followthatvictoriawhichhasjustdrivenoff，“heorder
