Still, if this will make things right----" and she slipped half-a-crown into his hand.
The gamekeeper's expression changed considerably, and his tone instantly became more respectful.
"Well, young ladies, I have to do my duty, and of course you understand the pheasants mustn't be disturbed anyhow.

Perhaps you won't mind going back to the Camp now.

I'll show you a path that will take you into the lane." He led the way, and the girls followed in subdued silence, feeling rather crestfallen.

Mollie was yearning to tell him that he ought to be doing his duty by his country instead of by the pheasants.

If at that moment she could have found a white feather, I believe she would have presented it to him.