The Baby's Sponsors 'Is there anything wrong between you and Robert ?' Hester asked this question of her husband, one morning in January, as he was sitting by the side of her sofa in their bedroom.

The baby was in her arms, and at that moment there was a question as to the godfathers and godmother for the baby.
The letter from Mrs.Smith had arrived on the last day of October, nearly two months before the birth of the baby, and the telegrams refusing to send the money demanded had been despatched on the 1st November,--so that, at this time, Caldigate's mind was accustomed to the burden of the idea.

From that day to this he had not often spoken of the matter to Robert Bolton,--nor indeed had there been much conversation between them on other matters.

Robert had asked him two or three times whether he had received any reply by the wires.

No such message had come; and of course he answered his brother-in-law's questions accordingly;--but he had answered them almost with a look of offence.
The attorney's manner and tone seemed to him to convey reproach; and he was determined that none of the Boltons should have the liberty to find fault with him.