"Will you allow me to settle things for you ?" Then she looked at him inquiringly, yet with an air of trust that moved him profoundly.
"Will you put on your walking things at once, while I make my plans ?" he went on.

"Be as quick as possible; we must not lose time." And she went off with the ready obedience of a child.
Malcolm hastily reviewed the situation.

It was full of difficulties.
Where could he take her?
He thought of his mother; then he remembered that she was a woman of strong prejudices--she had her own opinions and would decline to see with other people's eyes.

Leah would be to her merely an extremely dangerous and objectionable young woman, and she would dislike the idea of Anna being brought into contact with her.
The Kestons would help him, he knew that, and Verity would be a trusty and faithful little counsellor; but Cheyne Walk was hardly the place for her, and he would not be safe from Cedric.
For a moment he thought of the Wood House--they would never look for her there; but he dismissed this idea the next moment.

No; the Manor House was their only resource.