"Not  got  it,  Madam!  you  do  not  mean  to  imply — "

"  Only  that  it  is  slightly  broken — a  few  stones  have  fallen  out,  and  I
have  sent  it  to  be  repaired."

"  To  be  repaired,  Madam  !  and  without  my  knowledge!  To  whom,
pray  ?"

"  That  man  in  Dublin  ;   I  forget  his  name."


ROLAND  CASHEL.  445

"Your  Ladyship  means  Leonard,  I  presume,"  interposed  Linton,  with
an  air  of  courtesy,  while,  plainer  than  any  words,  his  glance  said,  "My
revenge  is  coming !"

"Leonard!"  exclaimed  Lord  Kilgoff,  with  a  look  of  horror.  "Give
Leonard  that  bracelet !  the  mould  of  which  I  refused  to  the  Princess  of
Hohenhoffingen,  and  which  I  made  Storr  destroy  in  my  own  presence  !"

"You  perceive,  my  Lord,"  cried  Lady  Janet,  "  her  Ladyship  is  less
exclusive  than  you  are."

"  And  generous  enough  to  admire  what  may  belong  to  another,"  added
Linton,  but  in  a  tone  only  audible  by  Lady  Kilgoff.
.  "  We  have  got  a  few  minutes  before  dinner,  Madam.  I  must  beg
you  will  employ  them  in  writing  to  Mr.  Leonard  to  return  the  bracelet
at  once.  Say  it  was  a  mistake  upon  your  part— an  inadvertence — and
done  without  my  knowledge.  Caution  the  man,  too,  about  appropria-
ting any  portion  of  the  design,  and  remind  him  that  articles  of  vcrtUy
are  protected  by  the  act  of  copyright."

"We  had  better  delay  the  post-bag,  my  Lord,"  said  Linton;  "he
starts  at  seven  precisely."

"  Do  so,  Sir."

"  Dinner  !"  cried  the  Butler,  flinging  wide  the  folding-doors.
"  Could  we  delay  that  pleasant  summons  a  few  minutes,  Mr.  Cashel?"
said  Lord  Kilgoff.
