They walked out into the lawn, but nothing was said about her absence.

Norman could not bring himself to ask for her, and Mrs.Woodward could not trust herself to talk of her.
'Where is the captain ?' said Harry.
'He's at Hampton Court,' said Linda; 'he has found another navy captain there, and he goes over every day to play backgammon.' As they were speaking, however, the captain walked through the house on to the lawn.
'Well, Norman, how are you, how are you?
sorry you couldn't all win.

But you're a man of fortune, you know, so it doesn't signify.' 'Not a great deal of fortune,' said Harry, looking sheepish.
'Well, I only hope the best man got it.

Now, at the Admiralty the worst man gets it always.' 'The worst man didn't get it here,' said Harry.
'No, no,' said Uncle Bat, 'I'm sure he did not; nor he won't long at the Admiralty either, I can tell them that.

But where's Gertrude ?' 'She's in her bedroom, dressing for dinner,' said Katie.
'Hoity toity,' said Uncle Bat, 'she's going to make herself very grand to-day.