I think she might consent to help me.' Mr.Wyvern looked doubtful.
'You met her?
She was coming from Agworth ?' 'She seemed to be.' 'Her father and mother are gone to spend to-morrow with friends in Belwick; I suppose she drove into Wanley with them, and walked back.' The vicar probably meant this for a suggestion; at all events, Hubert received it as one.
'Then I will simply call at the house.

She may be alone.

I can't weigh niceties.' Mr.Wyvern made no reply.

The announcement that dinner was ready allowed him to quit the subject.

Hubert with difficulty sat through the meal, and as soon as it was over took his departure, leaving it uncertain whether he would return that evening.