"Looks as if she was born to it all," Mr.Pratt would say to his wife.
Mrs.Gresley was just beginning to fear her other guests were not coming when two tall figures were seen walking across the lawn, with Hester between them.
Mr.Gresley sallied forth to meet them, and blasts of surprised welcome were borne into the drawing-room by the summer air.
"But it was locked.

I locked it myself." Inaudible reply.
"Padlocked.

Only opens to the word Moon.

Key on my own watch-chain." Inaudible reply.
"Hinges! ha! ha! ha! Very good, Dick.

Likely story that.