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It was certainly strange that Lord Tony had not sought him out the evening after the picnic, said Mr. West to himself, considering that it was all settled now. Indeed, it struck him that his future son-in-law pointedly avoided him, and had lounged out of the smoking-room when he found himself with him alone. Of course, Lord Tony was aware that his consent was granted, but he would have liked him to have come to him at once. The next day, despite an effort to escape, Mr. West captured his reluctant quarry _en route_ to the stables, and said, as he overtook him, rather out of breath, "Well, my boy, I see you made it all right yesterday! Why have you not been to tell the old man -- eh? " and he beamed upon him and poked him playfully with his cane.
Lord Tony suddenly found himself in a very nice moral dilemma. Oh! here was a fix and no mistake!