Just walk in with me, will you ?' he added, after a scarcely perceptible pause.

'I always like to show off my dogs.

You're in no hurry, I suppose?
Just come and have a look at the kennels.' Emily was deeply annoyed, both because such a visit was in itself distasteful to her, and on account of the irritation which she knew the delay would cause her mother.

She did not for a moment expect her father to refuse; his position would not allow him to do so.

Mr.Hood, in fact, murmured thanks, after a mere half glance at his daughter, and the three walked together to Dagworthy's house, the entrance to which was not fifty yards from where they were standing.
The dwelling was neither large nor handsome, but it stood in a fine garden and had an air of solid well-being.