We heard that you were living here all by yourself, and this morning mother said, perhaps he's ill.

We tried to get father to come up and see, but he's off to Downham market to-day, and goodness knows when he'd find time if we left it to him.

So I thought I'd come and find out for myself." "I am quite well, thanks, Miss Moyat," I answered, "but very busy.

The Duke has been giving me some work to do, and he has lent me this cottage, so that I shall be close at hand.

I should have looked you up the first time I came to Braster, but as a matter of fact I have not been there since the night of my lecture." She was nervously playing with the fastening of her umbrella, and it seemed to me that her silence was purposeful.