"But I must leave by the first train on Tuesday morning; it goes at eight o'clock.

I looked it up." "Then the Atterby-Smiths leave on Monday if I have to turn them out of the house.

So we shall get one evening clear at any rate.

Stop a minute," and she rang the bell.
The footman appeared as suddenly as though he had been listening at the door.
"Alfred," she said, "tell Moxley" (he, I discovered, was the butler) "that when Mr.and Mrs.Atterby-Smith, the two Misses Atterby-Smith and the young Mr.Atterby-Smith arrive, they are to be shown to their rooms.
Tell the cook also to put off dinner till half-past eight, and if Mr.
and Mrs.Scroope arrive earlier, tell Moxley to tell them that I am sorry to be a little late, but that I was delayed by some parish business.

Now do you understand ?" "Yes, my Lady," said Alfred and vanished.
"He doesn't understand in the least," remarked Lady Ragnall, "but so long as he doesn't show the Atterby-Smiths up here, in which case he can go away with them on Monday, I don't care.