"Is Lord Ashleigh a late riser ?" "Not by any means," his wife declared.

"He very often gets up and rides in the park before breakfast.

I don't know where he is this morning.

He didn't even come in to see me.

I think we must send up." She touched an electric bell under her foot and a moment or two later the butler appeared.
"Go up and see how long your master will be," Lady Ashleigh directed.
"Very good, your ladyship." The man was backing through the doorway in his usual dignified manner when he was suddenly pushed to one side.