"Yes; she came over yesterday. We are going to take a long walk together to-morrow if fine."
"Do you hunt?"
"I have never been on horseback in my life."
"I was wondering if you would find it dull here. But I expect you have resources."
"I never want to kill time," said Gavine, looking at Sidney with glowing eyes; "it is too precious for that."
"I hear you are a great reader."
"I love it—as a relaxation."
Sidney began to wonder if she were priggish or in deadly earnest.
Her mother turned round at that moment.
"Mr. de Cressiers is asking whether you skate, Gavine. He says the ice is bearing."