B-b-but I don't mind how many they catch," said Sir James.
He shuffled his feet and gazed rather wildly round him, for he wished to remove himself swiftly from her disturbing presence.

Yet he did not wish to; he found her voice as charming as her eyes.
Mrs.Dangerfield laughed gently, and said: "You would, if I let them catch as many as they'd like to." "Are they as good fishermen as that ?" said Sir James.
"Well, they've been fishing ever since they could handle a rod.

They are supposed to empty the free water by Little Deeping Village every spring.

So I limit them to three fish a day," said Mrs.Dangerfield; and there was a ring of motherly pride in her voice which pleased him.
"It's very good of you," said Sir James.

He hesitated, shuffled his feet again, took a step to go; then looking rather earnestly at Mrs.
Dangerfield, he added in a rather uncertain voice: "I should like to stay and see how they do it.