How do the proofs go on ?" "Would you care to take a batch of them ?" asked Quarrier.

"These are revises--you might be able to make a useful suggestion." She hesitated, but at length held out her hand.
"You have rather a long walk," said Lilian.

"I hope it's fine." "No; it drizzles." "Oh, how kind of you to take so much trouble on our account!" Mrs.Wade went out into the darkness.

It was as disagreeable a night as the time of year could produce; black overhead, slimy under foot, with a cold wind to dash the colder rain in one's face.

The walk home took more than half an hour, and she entered her cottage much fatigued.
Without speaking to the girl who admitted her, she went upstairs to take off her out-of-door things; on coming down to the sitting-room, she found her lamp lit, her fire burning, and supper on the table--a glass of milk and some slices of bread and butter.