I'm not going to throw myself at Lord Rufford's head so as to lose my chance here;--but we'll go and see how the land lies.

Of course you'll go, mamma." "If you think it is for your advantage, my dear." "My advantage! It's part of the work to be done and we may as well do it.

At any rate I'll tell him to accept.

We shall have this odious American with us, but that can't be helped." "And the old woman ?" "Lord Rufford doesn't say anything about her.

I don't suppose he's such a muff but what he can leave his grandmother behind for a couple of days." Then she went back to Morton and told him that her mother was particularly anxious to make the acquaintance of Lady Penwether and that she had decided upon going to Rufford Hall.