AND THE SOUND OF WEDDING BELLS Sir James came through the hall with them, carelessly taking his cap from the horn of an antelope on the wall as he passed it.

He came down the steps, along the gardens to the side gate, and through it into the park, talking to Mrs.Dangerfield of the changes he had found in the gardens of the Grange after his last five years of big game shooting about the world.
Mrs.Dangerfield had not liked her errand; and she was in no mood for companionship.

But she could not drive him from her side on his own land.

They walked slowly; the Twins forged ahead.

When Sir James and Mrs.Dangerfield came out of the park, the Twins were out of sight.
Mere politeness demanded that he should walk the rest of the way with her.
When the Twins were out of the hearing of their mother and Sir James, the Terror said: "Well, he was quite decent about it.