Her news might come any time.
And Sir William had telephoned that morning to say that he and his sister would call on their way from Windermere, and would ask for a cup of tea.

Marsworth would probably meet them at Rydal.
As she descended the lane, she scolded herself for ingratitude.

She was glad the Farrells were coming, because they would bring newspapers, and perhaps information besides, of the kind that does not get into newspapers.

But otherwise--why had she so little pleasure now in the prospect of a visit from Sir William Farrell?
He had never forced himself upon them.

Neither his visits nor his lessons had been oppressively frequent, while the kindnesses which he had showered upon them, from a distance, had been unceasing.