We will go home, if you please." They made their way, single file, to the road and up to the house.

Lord Ashleigh did his best to dispel a queer little sensation of uneasiness which seemed to have arisen in the minds of all of them.
"Come," he said, "we must put aside our disappointment for the present, and remember that after all the chances are that Craig will never make his escape alive.

Let us forget him for a little while....

Mr.Quest," he added, a few minutes later, as they reached the hall, "Moreton here will show you to your room and look after you.

Please let me know if you will take an aperitif.