He showed no surprise at her visit, and after a moment seemed unaware of her presence.
At length he raised the cup to his lips, and finding it empty set it down and rose to go back to his work.

Humility interfered and reminded him of a call to be paid at one of the upland farms.
The children might go too, she suggested.

It would be very little distance out of Honoria's way.
Mr.Raymond sighed, but went for his walking-stick; and they set out.
When they reached the farmhouse he left the children outside.
The town-place was admirably suited for a game of "Follow-my-leader," which they played for twenty minutes with great seriousness, to the disgust of the roosting poultry.

Then Taffy spied a niche, high up, where a slice had been cut out of a last year's haystack.

He fetched a ladder.