16/22 But if you should get into any difficulty, make straight for this place. We'll bear your invitation in mind, Mr.--" "Marnham." "Marnham," I repeated after him. "Good-bye and many thanks for your kindness." "One question," broke in Anscombe, "if you will not think me rude. What is the name of the architect who designed that most romantic-looking house of yours which seems to be built of marble ?" "My daughter designed it, or at least I think she copied it from some old drawing of a ruin. Also it _is_ marble; there's a whole hill of the stuff not a hundred yards from the door, so it was cheaper to use than anything else. |