influence with Connie than anybody, but if she sees a chance of marrying Petrovitch she won't listen to me, even."
He sat for a moment lost in thought, then looked at his watch.
"Well, this wants thinking out. Get to bed, Judy. You're dead tired. I hope they're pleasant to you at breakfast. They seemed to think you had no right to go away and enjoy yourself."
"What will they say when they hear I've accepted this settlement from Stephen?"
"You leave them to me," he said.
Judy kissed him.
"Good night, you wonderfullest of brothers!"
Three days later, Judy was at Madame Claire's when Mr. Colebridge was announced.
"I knew he'd come," she whispered.
He came, looking exactly as he had looked at Cannes. His heavy and rather expressionless face never lost its look of solemn imperturbability. No smile disturbed his features at sight of Judy, though he could not have known he would meet her there. Madame Claire extended a hand with lace at the wrist.
"Mr. Colebridge! How nice of you to come and see an old lady! I've heard so much about
