Cashel Byron's Profession

She got into the cab, and Cashel followed, making some remark which

she did not quite catch about its being too dark for any one to

recognize him. They spoke little during the drive, which was soon

over. Bashville was standing at the open door as they came to the

house. When Cashel got out the footman looked at him with interest

and some surprise, But when Lydia alighted he was so startled that

he stood open-mouthed, although he was trained to simulate

insensibility to everything except his own business, and to do that

as automatically as possible. Cashel bade Lydia good-bye, and shook

hands with her. As she went into the house, she asked Bashville

whether Miss Goff was within. To her surprise, he paid no attention

to her, but stared after the retreating cab. She repeated the

question.

"Madam," he said, recovering himself with a start, "she has asked

for you four times."

Lydia, relieved of a disagreeable suspicion that her usually

faultless footman must be drunk, thanked him and went up-stairs.