Blake was helping Miss Grant to wring the water out of her clothes, and she was somewhat incoherently trying to thank him.

As Hugh drove up, Blake looked up and caught his eye, and there flashed between the two men an unmistakable look of hostility.

Then Hugh jumped from the waggonette, and walked up to Miss Grant, holding out his hand.
"I'm Hugh Gordon," he said.

"We only got your father's letter to-day, or I would have been down to meet you.

I hope you are not hurt.