In these later times the lord of the manor pretended to certain rights over the pasturage, which Farlingford, like one man, denied him.
"A mystery," repeated River Andrew, waiting very clearly for Mr.Dormer Colville to translate the suggestive word to the French gentleman.

But Colville only yawned.

"And there's few in Farlingford as knew Frenchman as well as I did." Mr.Colville walked toward the church porch, which seemed to appeal to his sense of the artistic; for he studied the Norman work with the eye of a connoisseur.

He was evidently a cultured man, more interested in a work of art than in human story.
River Andrew, seeing him depart, jingled the keys which he carried in his hand, and glanced impatiently toward the older man.

The Marquis de Gemosac, however, ignored the sound as completely as he had ignored River Andrew's remarks.