Merciful heavens! how that French woman does talk! A hundred words to the minute for the last half hour." A letter had arrived for him at the hotel in his absence.

It was from Mr.Hornibrook's agent, announcing that the house at Polterham was now vacated, and that Mr.Quarrier might take possession just as soon as he chose.
"_That's_ all right!" he exclaimed, after reading it to Lilian.

"Now we'll think of getting back to London, to order our furniture, and all the rest of it.

The place can be made habitable in a few weeks, I should say.".