Haven't you sometimes looked at a thing and thought it something quite different from what it really was ?" "Yes, I have," acknowledged Pegler reluctantly.

"And of course, the lighting was very bad.

Some of the people hope that Mr.Varick's going to bring electric light into the village--d'you think he'll do that, ma'am ?" "No," said Miss Farrow decidedly.

"I shouldn't think there's a hope of it.

The village doesn't really belong to him, Pegler.