and she now spoke to me with the same civility as usual. My only object in addressing myself to her was to ascertain if she knew what had become of Sir Percival. I contrived to refer to him indirectly, and after a little fencing on either side she at last mentioned that he had gone out.
“Which of the horses has he taken?” I asked carelessly.
“None of them,” she replied. “He went away two hours since on foot. As I understood it,
and she now spoke to me with the same civility as usual. My only object in addressing myself to her was to ascertain if she knew what had become of Sir Percival. I contrived to refer to him indirectly, and after a little fencing on either side she at last mentioned that he had gone out.
“Which of the horses has he taken?” I asked carelessly.
“None of them,” she replied. “He went away two hours since on foot. As I understood it,
