'Is a Trojan better than a Spartan?' asked Ada, meditatively.
'Helen thought so,' said Claude.
'"When Greek meets Greek, then comes the tug of war,"' muttered the
Marquis.
'You are all talking Greek,' said Jane.
'Arabic,' said Claude.
As far as it could be comprehended, Lord Rotherwood's answer related
to Maurice and the wasps.
'There,' said Emily, 'what is to be done if he is in that condition
to-morrow?'
'I am not asleep; what makes you think I am?'
'I wish you would sit in that great chair,' said Emily, 'I am afraid
you will break your neck; you look so uncomfortable, I cannot bear to
see you.'
'I never was more comfortable in my life,' said Lord Rotherwood,
asleep while finishing the sentence; but this time, happily with his
elbows on the table, and his head in a safer position.
The next day was spent rather more rationally. Lord Rotherwood met
with a book of Irish Tales, with which he became so engrossed that he
did not like to leave it when Emily and Claude were ready to ride to
Devereux Castle with him. When there he was equally eager and
vehement about each matter that came under consideration, and so many
presented themselves, that Emily began to be in agonies lest she
should not be at home in time to dress and receive her guests.
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