"Oh no, he must have the shawl!" cried the gentleman in the velvet coat. "Don＇t put such ideas as that into his head."
"It belongs to my wife," said the old man simply.
"Oh, if it＇s for sentimental reasons—" And Lord Warburton made a gesture of apology.
"I suppose I must give it to her when she comes," the old man went on.
"You＇ll please to do nothing of the kind. You＇ll keep it to cover your poor old legs."
