By the bye,' he said quickly, correcting himself, 'isn't that one of the things I say wrong?
You told me I ought to say how the land "lies," didn't you?
I always forget.' Lady Maud laughed as she looked at him, for she was quite sure that he had only taken up his own mistake in order to turn the subject from the plan of which he did not mean to speak.
'You know that I'm not in the least curious,' she said, 'so don't waste any cleverness in putting me off! I only wish to know whether I can help you to carry out your plan.

I had an idea too.

I thought of getting my father to have a week-end party at Craythew, to which you would be asked, by way of showing people that he knows all about our friendship, and approves of it in spite of what my husband has been trying to do.

Would that suit you?
Would it help you or not ?' 'It might come in nicely after the news about the divorce appears,' answered Mr.Van Torp approvingly.

'It would be just the same if I went over to dinner every day, and didn't sleep in the house, wouldn't it ?' 'I'm not sure,' Lady Maud said.