Mrs.Ayres understood.

"Miss Fletcher must come with a double-seated carriage so that I can go," said she.

"My daughter is very nervous about horses.

I never allow her to go to drive without me." She observed, with a sort of bitter sympathy, the look of relief overspread Horace's face.

"I will send a telephone message from Mrs.
Steele's, next door, so there will be no mistake," she said.
"Thank you," replied Horace.