T it nice of him to--take the trouble?" "Quite nice of him," Maud agreed. "You must have been very frightened, weren't you?" Toby suppressed a shudder. "I was rather. And the water was dreadfully cold. I thought we should never come up again. It was like--it was like--" She stopped herself. "He said I was never to talk about it--or think about it--so I won't, if you don't mind." "Tell me about your father!" said Maud sympathetically. For the second time the blue eyes flashed towards her. "Oh, he is still