She offered to show me the short cut to Wilderleigh across the fields.

But unluckily--" "I can guess what you are going to say." "I am sure you can.

Mr.Gresley accompanied us, and Miss Gresley turned back at the first gate." "You have my sympathy." "I hope I have, for I have had a severe time of it.

Mr.Gresley was most cordial," continued Hugh, ruefully, "and said what a pleasure it was to him to meet any one who was interested in intellectual subjects.

I suppose he was referring to my platitudes.