I was only wondering if she had had an Indian letter lately.

Well, it is none of my affair, and I cannot wait to hear more now.

Good-night, little she-bear; I am off.' And he actually was off, in spite of my calling him quite loudly in the porch, for I wanted him to tell me what he meant.

Had Gladys any special correspondent in India?
I wondered if I might venture to question Lady Betty.
As it very often happens, she played quite innocently into my hands, for the very next day she came to tell me that she had had a letter from Gladys.
'It was a very short one,' she grumbled.

'Only she had an Indian letter to answer, and that took up her time, so that was a pretty good excuse for once.' 'Has Gladys any special friend in India ?' 'Only Claude!--I mean our cousin, Claude Hamilton.