46/53 The woman who had carried the child reappeared and poured out cups of tea. When she had left the room-- 'I must ask you to excuse the roughness of my establishment, Miss Hood,' he said. 'I have to make shift for the resent with Mrs.Jenkins. She isn't as refined as she might e, but she's been with us here for more than twelve years, and I should be sorry to replace her with any other servant.' Pieces of bread and butter of somewhat undue solidity were offered. She was very ill at ease, though she succeeded in suppressing any manifestation of it; Dagworthy kept his gaze on her constantly. |