"If you show them to me, shall I be interfering with your duties ?" "No," he answered, and then for the first time rather glumly added, "miss." "I am interested," she said, as they crossed the grass together, "because places like this are quite new to me.

I have never been in England before." "There are not many places like this," he answered, "not many as old and fine, and not many as nearly gone to ruin.

Even Stornham is not quite as far gone." "It is far gone," said Miss Vanderpoel.

"I am staying there--with my sister, Lady Anstruthers." "Beg pardon--miss," he said.

This time he touched his cap in apology.
Enormous as the gulf between their positions was, he knew that he had offered to take her over the place because he was in a sense glad to see her again.