Suddenly she started.
"But John will be here soon; what are we to tell him?
And then that package and that letter." "Don't be in a hurry to tell him anything at present, my child," said Mrs.Scott gently.

"It is unfortunate this Mr.Thompson called here, but we are not obliged to understand what he says now about John's message, or to connect our visitors with his story.

I'm sure, Kate, I should have treated them exactly as we did if they had come without any message from John; so I do not know why we should lay any stress on that, or even speak of it.

The simple fact is that we have opened our house to two strangers in distress.

Your husband," continued Mr.Hale's mother-in-law, "does not require to know more.