I'm convinced that very often he pretends to see things that he doesn't see.

He loves frightening the village people, for instance, and some of them are really afraid of him.
They think he can heal certain simple ailments, and they're absolutely certain that he can what they call 'blight' them!" "What a very convenient gift," observed Radmore drily.

"I've known a good many people in my time I should have liked to 'blight'!" Even as he spoke, an unpleasant question was obtruding itself.

Was it possible that Timmy had a "scunner" against poor little Enid Crofton?
"D'you think the child has a jealous disposition ?" he asked abruptly.
Miss Pendarth looked round at him, rather surprised by the question.
"He's never any occasion to be jealous," she said shortly.

"Betty and Janet both worship him, and so does his old nurse.