Certainly, you've been the messenger of Providence to me, for unless I'd seen you I'm sure I should never have found the ruins at all." They had reached the Roman arch when Mrs.Hilbery caught sight of her own party, standing like sentinels facing up and down the road so as to intercept her if, as they expected, she had got lodged in some shop.
"I've found something much better than ruins!" she exclaimed.

"I've found two friends who told me how to find you, which I could never have done without them.

They must come and have tea with us.

What a pity that we've just had luncheon." Could they not somehow revoke that meal?
Katharine, who had gone a few steps by herself down the road, and was investigating the window of an ironmonger, as if her mother might have got herself concealed among mowing-machines and garden-shears, turned sharply on hearing her voice, and came towards them.

She was a great deal surprised to see Denham and Mary Datchet.