"What do you think of that, Alice?
Eh?
What ?" There was a short silence, then Mrs.Sandal laid the note upon the table.

"I don't think over much of it, William.

Good-fortune won't bear hurrying.

Can't you wait till events ripen naturally ?" "And have all my plans put out of the way ?" "Are you sure that your plans are the best plans ?" "They will be a bit better than any Charlotte and Stephen Latrigg have made." "I don't believe they have such a thing as a plan between them.

But if you think so, send Charlotte to her aunt Lockerby for a few months.