Didn't attend to business. That brought me to
my senses. Then Essendale took me away yachting, and I had a quiet time
to think; and after that I somehow took to seeing more of Maisie. You
know how things happen. And I'm jolly grateful to you, old chap. You've
saved me from God knows what complications! After all, good sort as Lola
is, it's rot for a man to go outside his own class, isn't it?"
"It depends upon the man--and also the woman," said I, beginning to
derive peculiar torture from the conversation.
Dale shook his wise head. "It never comes off," said he. After a pause
he laughed aloud. "Don't you remember the lecture you gave me? My word,
you did talk! You produced a string of ghastly instances where the
experiment had failed. Let me see, who was there, Paget, Merridew,
Bullen. Ha! Ha! No, I'm well out of it, old chap--thanks to you."
"If any good has come of this sorry business," said I gravely, "I'm only
too grateful to Providence."
He caught the seriousness of my tone.
"I didn't want to touch on that side of it," he said awkwardly.
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