But if you want me to wait, I don't mind waitin'." "Very good," said Miss Edith; "you can go into the kitchen and have something to eat." And, calling a maid, she gave orders for the man's entertainment.
"Now," said she, turning to me, "let us take a walk through the orchard.

I want to talk to you." "No," said I, "I can't talk at present.

I must go immediately to the inn with those papers.

It is right that not a moment should be lost in delivering this most momentous message which has been intrusted to me." "But I must speak to you first," said she, and she walked rapidly towards the orchard.

As she still held the papers in her hand, I was obliged to follow her..