It was only after a whispered sentence to the man at the head of the

table that the paper was finally signed.

As they went down to the street together Sara Lee made a little protest.

"But I simply must not take all your time," she said, looking up

anxiously. "I begin to realize how foolhardy the whole thing is. I meant

well, but--it is you who are doing everything; not I."

"I shall not make the soup, mademoiselle," he replied gravely.