"I will.

But I hope there won't be storms of such magnitude that I shall need to pull very hard." Durward smoked furiously for a moment.

Then he burst forth-- "You can't imagine what a brute I feel for turning you out of the Court.
I wish it need not be.

But the Lovells have always lived at the old place, and my wife--" "Naturally." She interrupted him gently.

"Naturally, she wishes to live here.