He knows all that sort of ABC better than I do." Mr.Gresley frowned, and looked suspiciously at her.

He wanted Hester's opinion, of which she was perfectly aware.

But she intended that he should ask for it.
Mrs.Gresley, behind the coffee-pot, felt that she was overlooked.

She had helped Mr.Gresley with his numerous literary efforts until Hester came.
"I saw you correcting some one's manuscript last week," he said.

"You were at it all day in the hay-field." "That was different.