The change might come to you here while you are alone.

There would be no one to remark upon it, no one to make those interesting and instructive notes which, in justice to the cause of progress, should be made by some competent person such as--forgive me--myself.

I ask you, therefore, to pack up and return with us to Leagate.

You shall have a study to yourself, my daughter will be only too pleased and proud to assist you in your work, and I have also a young female who comes to type-write for me, whose services you can entirely command.

I trust that you will not hesitate, Mr.Burton.