? ? ? ? The more the Hon. Morison Baynes thought upon the subject the more fully convinced he became that he was contemplating a most chivalrous and unselfish act. Europeans will better understand his point of view than Americans, poor, benighted provincials, who are denied a true appreciation of caste and of the fact that "the king can do no wrong." He did not even have to argue the point that she would be much happier amidst the luxuries of a London apartment, fortified as she would be by both his love and his bank account, than lawfully wed to such a one as her social position warranted. There was one question however, which he wished to have definitely answered before he committed himself even to the program he was considering.
? ? ? ? "Who were Korak and A'ht?" he asked.
? ? ? ? "A'ht was a Mangani," replied Meriem, "and Korak a Tarmangani."
? ? ? ? "And what, pray, might a Mangani be, and a Tarmangani?"
? ? ? ? The girl laughed.
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