Pattie at once set to work, with light, dexterous hands which made no noise, and Mrs. Cragg idly watched her.
"What made you and your father come to this place?" she demanded.
A faint flush rose in answer.
"We were leaving our old home, and father wanted to live in a country place."
"What made you leave your home? Where was it? How long did you live there?"
"A great many years. Ever since I was a little child."
"Then why should you have come away?"
"Father wished it."
"What for?" Mrs. Cragg was not troubled by delicate scruples when she wished to gain information.
"He had lost the work he used to do. There was no need for us to stay there any longer."