“Oh, but you are ridiculous!” she cried, and sprang to her feet. “And here is Sir Miles!”

O’Hara came across the lawn towards them, bowed to the ladies, and glanced inquiringly from one to the other.

“Is it a joke ye have?” he asked.

Diana answered him.

“Indeed no, sir. ’Tis Mr. Carr who is so provoking.”

“Provoking, is it? And what has he been doing?”

“I’ll tell you the whole truth, Miles,” interposed the maligned one. “ ’Tis Mistress Diana who is so inquisitive!”

“Oh!” Diana blushed furiously “I protest you are unkind, sir!”

“Sure, ’tis no gentleman he is, at all!”