Looks so soft, but--" He pursed up his lips with an important air.
"Anyhow, she depends a lot on Ferrier.

He's constantly here whenever he can be spared from London and Parliament.

He got Oliver into Parliament--his first seat I mean--for Manchester.

The Ferriers are very big people up there, and old Ferrier's recommendation of him just put him in straight--no trouble about it! Oh! and before that when he was at Eton--and Oxford too--Ferrier looked after him like a father .-- Used to have him up for exeats--and talk to the Head--and keep his mother straight--like an old brick.

Ferrier's a splendid chap!" Diana warmly agreed.
"Perhaps you know," pursued the chatterbox, "that this place is all hers--Lady Lucy's.