Transcriber’s Note: This version of the text cannot represent certain typographical effects. Italics are delimited with the ‘_’ character as _italic_. The few instances of blackletter font in the front matter use the ‘~’ as a delimiter. The few footnotes have been positioned directly following the paragraph in which they are referenced. Please consult the note at the end of this text for a discussion of any textual issues encountered in its preparation. HIS HONOUR, AND A LADY BOOKS BY MRS. EVERARD COTES (SARA JEANNETTE DUNCAN). ---------- =His Honour, and a Lady.= Illustrated. 12mo. Cloth, $1.50. =The Story of Sonny Sahib.= Illustrated. 12mo. Cloth, $1.00. =Vernon’s Aunt.= With many Illustrations. 12mo. Cloth, $1.25. =A Daughter of To-Day.= A Novel. 12mo. Cloth, $1.50. =A Social Departure.= HOW ORTHODOCIA AND I WENT ROUND THE WORLD BY OURSELVES. With 111 Illustrations by F. H. TOWNSEND. 12mo. Paper, 75 cents; cloth, $1.75. =An American Girl in London.= With 80 Illustrations by F. H. TOWNSEND. 12mo. Paper, 75 cents; cloth, $1.50. =The Simple Adventures of a Memsahib.= With 37 Illustrations by F. H. TOWNSEND. 12mo. Cloth, $1.50. ------------------ New York: D. APPLETON & CO., 72 Fifth Avenue. [Illustration: The situation made its voiceless demand. (See page 33.) ] HIS HONOUR, AND A LADY BY MRS. EVERARD COTES (SARA JEANNETTE DUNCAN) AUTHOR OF A SOCIAL DEPARTURE, AN AMERICAN GIRL IN LONDON, A DAUGHTER OF TO-DAY, VERNON’S AUNT, THE STORY OF SONNY SAHIB, ETC. [Illustration] NEW YORK D. APPLETON AND COMPANY 1896 COPYRIGHT, 1895, 1896, BY D. APPLETON AND COMPANY. LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS. -------------- FACING PAGE The situation made its voiceless demand _Frontispiece_ “She seems to be sufficiently entertained” 21 There was a moment’s pause 83 Notwithstanding, it was gay enough 150 “What do I know about the speech”! 215 She drove back 305 HIS HONOUR, AND A LADY. CHAPTER I.