He said very little to either her or Elspeth, but what he said was sensible and to the point.
I sent him away after this, for my work was waiting for me.

He went off laughing, and protesting that he had no idea that I had taken up the _role_ of a charitable charwoman, and that the vicar would remonstrate with me on the subject.
I think we all felt the brighter for Mr.Tudor's little visit, though he had said nothing specially clever; but he was an honest, genial creature, and I liked him thoroughly.

I stopped at the cottage late that evening, for Mrs.Marshall wanted a letter written to her husband, and I could not refuse to do it.

I was almost too tired to enjoy Kingsley that night, and found myself dozing over it, so I shut it up and went to bed.
Mr.Hamilton did not make his appearance until later the next day, when I was presiding over the children's dinner.

I had just carried in a plate of lentil soup to granny, whom I now kept entirely in the sick-room, as she was too old to bear the children's noise, and the constant draughts from the opening door would soon have laid her on a sick-bed.