Mr.Carley's daughter--Carley is the name of the bailiff at the Grange--comes here for all they want." Gilbert gave a little start at the name of Midlandshire.

Lidford was in Midlandshire.

Was it not likely to be a Midlandshire man who had lent Marian's husband his house?
"Do you know if these people at the Grange have had any one staying with them lately--any lodgers ?" he asked the girl.
"Yes; they have lodgers pretty well every summer.

There were some people this year, a lady and gentleman; but they never seemed to have any letters, and I can't tell you their names." "Are they living there still ?" "I can't tell you that.

I used to see them at church now and then in the summer-time; but I haven't seen them lately.