"They have taken a house at Henley for some weeks.

He is very much excited about it; he is so fond of boating.

And he declares they will have such a pleasant house-party; but," rather anxiously, "I do wish we could find some one who knew them." "I should not be surprised if Mrs.Godfrey had come across them.

She knows everybody." Dinah looked at him in surprise.
"Do you mean Mrs.Godfrey of the Manor House, near Cookham ?" she asked--"Colonel Godfrey's wife ?" Malcolm nodded assent.
"Do you know her too?
What a small world this is after all! Mrs.
Godfrey is a great friend of mine.

We hit it off capitally on most subjects.