23/38 There was a trunk on the four-wheeler. Adela says he looked ill, though I don't see how she discovered so much.' 'I have no doubt she is right. He must have been ill.' Mr.Wyvern, in contrast with his habit, was paying marked attention; he leaned forward, with a hand on each knee. In the meanwhile the preparations for tea had progressed, and as Mrs.Waltham rose at the sight of the teapot being brought in, her daughter entered the room. The air had made her face bloom, and the smile which was added as she drew near to the vicar enhanced the charm of a countenance at all times charming. |