This was certainly odd, and the writer evidently knew it would appear so; he therefore appended an explanation which was entirely satisfactory to Sir Roderick, but which is, happily, irrelevant to the purposes of this story.

What is more to the purpose, it further appeared that Mrs.Welman, Kate Bernard's aunt, had discarded Buxton in favor of the same resort, and that Mr.
Haddington, M.P., had also "proceeded" thither.
"They are at the Victoria," wrote Rickmansworth; "I am at the Badischerhof, and--[irrelevant matter].

I go about a good deal with them, but it's beastly slow.

Haddington is all day in Kate's pocket, and Kate at best isn't amusing.

But what's Lane up to?
Do come out here, old fellow.