I tried!" Cartwright said it was strange, and went off soon afterwards.

When he went down in the lift he smiled, for he thought he saw a light; after all, his speculation was not as rash as it looked.
When he got home Mrs.Cartwright had come downstairs and she joined the others at dinner.

The doctor said she was stronger and might soon undertake a journey South; he suggested the Canaries, and Cartwright approved.
"If you sail by a Cape liner, it's a short run, and after you leave the Spanish coast the sea is generally smooth," he said.

"Since I must stay at the office, we must decide who is going with you." Hyslop said he would like to go, and would do so if it were necessary, but to get away just then was awkward.

Grace declared somebody must stop to look after Cartwright and the house, and she imagined this was her post.