'I've been very much impressed by your daughter's talent,' he said. His tone was extremely serious. It implied that, now the children were gone, the adults could talk with freedom.
Stanway was a little startled, and more than a little flattered.
'Really?' he questioned.
'Really,' said Twemlow, emphasising still further his seriousness. 'Has she ever been taught?'
'Only by a local teacher up here at Hillport,' Leonora told him.
'She ought to have lessons from a first-class master.'
'Why?' asked Stanway abruptly.
'Well,' Twemlow said, 'you never know——'
'You honestly think her voice is worth cultivating?' John demanded, impelled to participate in Twemlow's gravity.
'I do. And not only her voice——'