But it's only a belief, mind.

So don't be too hopeful." Miss Lambart's pretty face flushed with sudden hope: "Oh, if you could!" she cried.
"Put on your strongest pair of shoes, for I think that it will be rough going part of the way, and order a motor-car, or carriage; if you can, for the easier part; and we'll put my belief to the test," said Sir Maurice briskly.
Miss Lambart frowned, and said in a doubtful tone: "I shan't be able to get a carriage or car without a tiresome fuss.

They're very unpleasant people, you know.

Could we take the baroness with us?
She'll _have_ to be carried in something." "Is she very fat ?" "Very." "Then she'd never get to the place I have in mind," said Sir Maurice.
"Is it very far?
Couldn't we walk to it ?" "It's about three miles," said Sir Maurice.
"Oh, that's nothing--at least not for me.

But you ?" said Miss Lambart, who had an utterly erroneous belief that Sir Maurice was something of a weakling.
"I can manage it.