“Yes. Well, you have no objection to my placing the matter in his hands?”
“None in the least.”
“So that matter is settled. I shall send him to you, and you will have to give him all the information you can.”
“Certainly, my lord.”
“And now there is another matter to which I have to make reference. My man tells me that your daughter is somewhat better.”
“She be far better than she has.”
“Is more herself?”
“She’s not quite herself at present—that none ov us can expect—but she be better—a deal better.”
“Change of scene is requisite for her. She’ll never get well without a change; there are too many things in Stoke Ferry to remind her of a dear brother who is gone. I think it would materially hasten her recovery if she paid a visit to the hall.”
“To where?” inquired Jamblin, who hardly dared trust his ears.