The House of Armour. Saunders Marshall

mean it did not matter about me,” he said. “A business man must get used to knocks of various kinds.”

      How conceited he was, how proud of his business ability! Vivienne shrugged her shoulders and said nothing.

      “About this engagement of yours,” he went on; “if you please we will allow its length to remain undetermined for a time. I may as well confess that I brought you here for a purpose. What that purpose is I do not care to tell, and I beg that you will not speculate about it. Do you think that you can make up your mind to remain under my roof for a few weeks longer?”