It seemed always to be the case that people were detained by such business.

He was annoyed, but it could not be helped.

There was a rather tired look in her eyes and she was paler than usual.
"I am going up to town to-morrow," she said.

"The riding lessons might begin after I come back." "Are you anxious about anything ?" Hester asked her as she was preparing for the drive back to The Kennel Farm.
"No, no," Emily answered.

"Only--" "Only what ?" "I should be so glad if--if he were not away." Hester gazed reflectively at her suddenly quivering face.
"I don't think I ever saw a woman so fond of a man," she said.
Emily stood still.