"He never spoke once to us the whole time.

He just shook hands when we arrived, but even then he didn't speak." "Captain Bertram never spoke to Matty during the entire evening ?" gasped Mrs.Bell.

"Child, you can't be speaking the truth, you must be joking me." "I'm not, truly, mother.

Captain Bertram didn't even look at Matty.

He was all the time following Beatrice Meadowsweet about like a shadow." Mrs.Bell gave her head a toss.
"Oh, that's it, is it ?" she said.