"Well!" she said abruptly, "how about these races? Are you going to take me to see them?" "Races? What races?" murmured the Duke. "Oh yes. I had forgotten. Do you really mean that you want to see them?" "Why, of course! They are great fun, aren't they?" "And you are in a mood for great fun? Well, there is plenty of time. The Second Division is not rowed till half-past four." "The Second Division? Why not take me to the First?" "That is not rowed till six." "Isn't this rather an odd arrangement?" "No doubt. But Oxford never pretended to be strong in mathematics."
