The others heard her welcome the visitor, lead him up the tiny hall; they heard a door shut.

Audrey looked at Copplestone.
"You've heard of Lord Altmore, haven't you ?" she said.

"He's our biggest man in these parts--he owns all the country at the back, mountains, valleys, everything.

The Greyle land shuts him off from the sea.

In the old days, Greyles and Altmores used to fight over their boundaries, and--" Mrs.Greyle suddenly showed herself again and looked at her daughter.
"Will you come here, Audrey ?" she said.