only smiled and repeated the soothing application.
“Gently, my good friend—gently!”
Sir Percival hesitated, followed me a few steps, and, to my great surprise, offered me an apology.
“I beg your pardon, Miss Halcombe,” he said. “I have been out of order lately, and I am afraid I am a little irritable. But I should like to know what Mrs. Catherick could possibly want here. When did she come? Was the housekeeper the only person who saw her?”
only smiled and repeated the soothing application.
“Gently, my good friend—gently!”
Sir Percival hesitated, followed me a few steps, and, to my great surprise, offered me an apology.
“I beg your pardon, Miss Halcombe,” he said. “I have been out of order lately, and I am afraid I am a little irritable. But I should like to know what Mrs. Catherick could possibly want here. When did she come? Was the housekeeper the only person who saw her?”
