"All the same, if you want a man for an awkward job, I think you can trust Mr.Lister!" She went off and Cartwright laughed.

Barbara was clever.

The strange thing was, she had been cheated by a theatrical rogue, but clever girls were sometimes like that.

He imagined she liked Lister, but this was perhaps all, since she had been frank.

In one sense, Lister was the man for Barbara; he was honest, sober, and resolute, and she needed firm control.