"Caroline has written to her, and to Barbara and Bunting. Whatever B has to say will be said to you, not to Caroline."
"B has been more critical of Maurice than anybody, you know."
"She will want that forgotten."
He was silent for a time, and then asked: "What are Caroline's ideas about getting married? She hasn't said anything to me about that yet."
"She has said very little to me. Having her engagement just on the right footing has been enough for her."
"Has she said anything at all?"
"She would expect to wait, I think, until he got some sort of place; then she would not mind in how small a way they began."
"Well, there's no reason why they should begin in such a very small way. If I accept Maurice as the right husband for her, I should naturally do for her what I did for B."
He had settled ten thousand pounds on Beatrix. Miss Waterhouse knew this. So did Caroline.
"They could marry at any time on that," she said. "And he will be earning something in a few months. Do you want them to marry soon?"