It was no wonder, therefore, that
she liked this young Englishman, so different from most of the men she
knew best. It was natural, too, that he should want to talk to her, for
she was the only young girl present. At last, as Ronald began to feel that
intimacy which sometimes grows out of a simple conversation between two
sympathetic people, he turned to the subject he had most in mind, if not
most in his heart.
"You and my cousin are very intimate, Miss Brandon, I believe?" he said.
"Yes--I have grown very fond of her in a few weeks." Sybil wondered
whether Ronald was going to make confidences. It seemed to her rather
early in the acquaintance.
"Yes, she told me," said Ronald. "She is very fond of you, too; I went to
see her this morning."
"I suppose you go every day," said Sybil, smiling.
"No--not every day," answered Ronald. "But this morning I was asking her
about some of the people here. She seems to know every one."
"Yes indeed, she is immensely popular. Whom did she tell you about?"
"Oh--Mrs.
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