"To-day week it shall be," said Tony. "I will send Simmons a wire to have everything ready, and then we can all motor down in the Rolls and start straight away." "And in the meantime," observed Lady Jocelyn, "I think it would be wiser if you didn't come here at all, Tony. They are sure to keep a pretty close eye on you, and you might be followed in spite of all your precautions. I am not nervous, but we don't want to have Isabel shooting people on the doorstep. It would upset the maids so." "I expect you're right, Aunt Fanny," said Tony a little sadly, "but it will be very unpleasant. I have got used to Isabel now, and I hate changing my habits." "It will be quite good for you," returned Lady Jocelyn firmly. "You are so accustomed to having everything you want in life it must become positively monotonous." She turned to Isabel. "You can always talk to Tony on the telephone, you know, when you get bored with an old woman's society." Isabel smiled. "I don't think I shall wait for that," she said, "or we might never talk at all." CHAPTER XV IMPENDING EVENTS "There's a letter for you," said Guy, "from Livadia." Tony walked to his place at the breakfast table and picked up the missive in question which was propped against the Times beside his plate. "It's from Jimmy," he observed tranquilly. "How exciting!" He opened the envelope and took out the contents--a large sheet of thin paper covered on both sides with a small neat handwriting. Sitting down in his chair he spread it out in front of him. GARAGE ANGLAIS, PRAÇA D. PORTO. Portriga. MY DEAR TONY: It was very nice and unexpected of you to answer my letter--especially within three months of your having received it. You must be getting quite energetic in your old age, or is it only due to the influence of "the young and beautiful friend who takes a morbid interest in Livadian politics?" Anyhow, it's comforting to know that you're still alive, and that you still have young and beautiful friends. I was half afraid that I was the last of them.