Sit down here and pretend to be a bit tired.
They may come and say lunch is ready any moment.' 'Dick, I never felt so good in my life! I should like to go about the streets and give sovereigns to everybody I met.' Richard laughed loudly.
'Well, well, there's better ways than that.

I've been giving a good many sovereigns for a long time now.

I'm only sorry you weren't here when we opened the Hall.' 'But you haven't told me why you sent for me now.' 'All right, we've got to have a long talk presently.

It isn't all as jolly as you think, but I can't help that.' 'Why, what can be wrong, Dick ?' 'Never mind; it'll all come out in time.' Alice came back upon certain reflections which had occupied her earlier in the morning; they kept her busy through luncheon.

Whilst she ate, Richard observed her closely; on the whole he could not perceive a great difference between her manners and Adela's.