Mrs. Archer and her son, having set forth their case, waited resignedly for the familiar phrase.
Mrs. van der Luyden, however, who had seldom surprised any one, now surprised them by reaching her long hand toward the bell-rope.
\"I think,\" she said, \"I should like Henry to hear what you have told me.\"
A footman appeared, to whom she gravely added: \"If Mr. van der Luyden has finished reading the newspaper, please ask him to be kind enough to come.\"
Mrs. Archer and her son, having set forth their case, waited resignedly for the familiar phrase.
Mrs. van der Luyden, however, who had seldom surprised any one, now surprised them by reaching her long hand toward the bell-rope.
\"I think,\" she said, \"I should like Henry to hear what you have told me.\"
A footman appeared, to whom she gravely added: \"If Mr. van der Luyden has finished reading the newspaper, please ask him to be kind enough to come.\"
