He's so pleasant, so helpful.

I hope the little trouble he spoke of being in with the police isn't serious, for Jack and I think he's simply splendid!" Archibald's sister seemed indifferent to this praise of her brother.
At least she said nothing.

So Mary took up "Wormwood" and half-shouted another installment.
The spirits of Jack and Mary, which during the previous evening and the earlier part of this morning had been subdued by concern over the illness of the distant Mrs.De Peyster, had, an hour before Mary's second visit, become suddenly hilarious.

While Mary read, Mrs.De Peyster wondered over this change.

When the book was closed upon the installment, she hesitatingly asked concerning this mystery.
"It's news about Mrs.De Peyster," answered Mary.