"But what is he like?
Is he an old man ?" "About my age," said Hill.
"I wish you'd give us an introduction to him," she said, with animation.
"I've always wanted to see that mine.

You'd like to, too, wouldn't you, Dot ?" Dot started a little.

She had been sitting quite silent in the background.
"I expect it would be quite interesting," she said, as Hill looked towards her.

"But perhaps it wouldn't be very easy to manage it." "I could arrange it if you cared to go," said Hill.
"Could you?
How kind of you! But it would mean spending the night at Trelevan, wouldn't it?
I--I think we are too busy for that." Dot glanced at her brother in some uncertainty.
"Oh, it could be managed," said Jack, kindly.

"Why not?
You don't get much fun in life.