Jasper in the meantime amused the ladies (his sisters had heard him on the subject already) with a description of the two antagonistic notices.

But he did not trust himself to express so freely as he had done at home his opinion of reviewing in general; it was more than probable that both Yule and his daughter did a good deal of such work.
'Suppose we go into the garden,' suggested Miss Harrow, presently.

'It seems a shame to sit indoors on such a lovely afternoon.' Hitherto there had been no mention of the master of the house.

But Mr Yule now remarked to Jasper: 'My brother would be glad if you would come and have a word with him.

He isn't quite well enough to leave his room to-day.' So, as the ladies went gardenwards, Jasper followed the man of letters upstairs to a room on the first floor.