He grew uncomfortable about it, and did not know what to think.
The first of Richard's visitors at the Manor were Mr.and Mrs.Westlake.
They came down from London one day, and stayed over till the next.
Other prominent members of the Union followed, and before the end of the autumn Richard entertained some dozen of the rank and file, all together, paying their railway fares and housing them from Saturday to Monday.

These men, be it noted in passing, distinguished themselves from that day onwards by unsparing detraction whenever the name of Mutimer came up in private talk, though, of course, they were the loudest in applause when platform reference to their leader demanded it.

Besides the expressly invited, there was naturally no lack of visitors who presented themselves voluntarily.

Among the earliest of these was Mr.
Keene, the journalist.

He sent in his name one Sunday morning requesting an interview on a matter of business, and on being admitted, produced a copy of the 'Belwick Chronicle,' which contained a highly eulogistic semi-biographic notice of Mutimer.
'I feel I ought to apologise to you for this liberty,' said Keene, in his flowing way, 'and that is why I have brought the paper myself.