She was a charming young woman, and he was assured that beneath this present concern there was a lively, humorous disposition.

He had a month for idleness, and why not play detective for a change?
Then he recalled the trespasser in the park.

By George, she might be right! "Come, then, and I will present you to my father.

His deafness is not so bad that one has to speak loudly.

To speak distinctly will be simplest." She thereupon conducted him into the library.