Julian Gray was her only surviving nephew, the son of a favorite sister whom she had lost.
"Lady Janet's nephew," he resumed, "is Julian Gray."
"Lady Janet's nephew is Julian Gray," she repeated; "and I only know it now!"
"My dear Grace, it almost looked as if you were terrified at the sound of Julian's name!
She persisted in playing her part, determined to set at rest in him any possible suspicion that she had reasons of her own for being afraid of Julian Gray.
"Julian is a lost sheep among the parsons, and a thorn in the side of his bishop.
"Julian is famous for his powers of persuasion," said Horace, smiling.
Anyway, come what might of it, she had chosen the preferable alternative to a private interview with Julian Gray.
This is the story of a boy,
Julian, who listens, and a girl, Julia, who talks.