That special
mysterious commodity of CHARM seemed to pervade all she did and said.
So I added: "And I will mention to Sebastian that you wish for a
nurse's place at Nathaniel's. As you have had experience, and can be
recommended, I suppose, by Le Geyt's sister," with whom she had come,
"no doubt you can secure an early vacancy."
"Thanks so much," she answered, with that delicious smile. It had an
infantile simplicity about it which contrasted most piquantly with her
prophetic manner.
"Only," I went on, assuming a confidential tone, "you really MUST
tell me why you said that just now about Hugo Le Geyt. Recollect, your
Delphian utterances have gravely astonished and disquieted me. Hugo is
one of my oldest and dearest friends; and I want to know why you have
formed this sudden bad opinion of him."
"Not of HIM, but of HER," she answered, to my surprise, taking a small
Norwegian dagger from the what-not and playing with it to distract
attention.
"Come, come, now," I cried, drawing back. "You are trying to mystify me.
This is deliberate seer-mongery. You are presuming on your powers. But I
am not the sort of man to be caught by horoscopes.
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