You don't mind, do you ?" "No, I don't," said Hamil sincerely.
"We'll probably have rows," suggested Cardross; "I may want vistas and terraces and fountains where they ought not to be." "Oh, no, you won't," replied Hamil, laughing; "you'll understand things when I give reasons." "That's what I want--reasons.

If anybody would only give me reasons!--but nobody does.

Listen; will you come up to the house with me and meet my family?
And then you'll lunch with them--I've a business luncheon at the club--unfortunately--but I'll come back.

Meanwhile there'll be somebody to show you about, or you can run out to the Inlet in one of the motor-boats if you like, or do anything you like that may amuse you; the main thing is for you to be amused, to find this place agreeable, to like this kind of country, to like us.

_Then_ you can do good work, Mr.Hamil." A grinning negro shuffled up and closed the gate as they left the grove together and started across the lawn.