” “I understand,” he said, doggedly. “And of course you are my niece just as Annabel is, although I am sorry to learn that your conduct has been much less discreet than hers. The applause was uproarious at the end of the concert. " "Didn't want any lectures spoiling a good time. We’re hard stuff!” Then she went on: “To think that is my father! Oh, my dear! He stood over me like a cliff; the thought of him nearly turned me aside from everything we have done.