O, no, he has always been very good to me--much kinder than I have deserved that he should be.

But uncle Joe's ways are _so_ different.

I am sure you will like him; and I am sure he will like you, for he likes everybody, dear thing.

And you must come and see us very often, please, for Newhall farm is open house, you know, and the stranger within the gates is always welcome." Now my duty to my Sheldon demanded that I should scamper back to Huxter's Cross as fast as my legs would carry me, in order to be in time for the hybrid vehicle that was to convey me to Hidling station; and here was this dear girl inviting me to linger, and promising me a welcome to the house which was made a paradise by her presence.
I looked at my watch.

It would have been impossible for me to reach Huxter's Cross in time for the vehicle.