In the first place, I propose that on Monday, when you leave Lord Haverley's, you shall both come here for a time.

The Solent will be very pleasant for the next fortnight, and we can then take a fortnight's cruise west, and, if you like, land at Plymouth, and go straight home." "I should be very glad," Lady Greendale said at once, rejoiced at the thought that she would thus avoid the necessity of answering any questions about Bertha; "and there will be no occasion at all to speak of this at my cousin's.

There might be all sorts of questions asked, and expressions of surprise, and so on.

It will be quite time enough to write to our friends after we have been comfortably settled at home for a time.

We can talk over all that afterwards." "Yes, and I should think, Lady Greendale, that it would save the trouble of two letters if, while mentioning that Bertha is engaged to your neighbour, Major Mallett, you could add that the marriage will come off in the course of a few weeks.
"Don't you think so, Bertha ?" "Certainly not," she said, saucily.