"It's his aunt's character that matters most, and the MacNairnes are irreproachable."
(I had never heard the name until this morning, but there are some things which you seem to have been born knowing; and I was in a mood to stake my life upon Lady MacNairne.)
"It is better that you see my mother," said Cousin Robert.
"It will be sweet of her to call on us."
"I do not think she can do that. She is too large; and she does not easily move from Scheveningen. But if she writes you a note, to ask you and Miss Rivers, you will go, is it not?"
"With pleasure," I said, "if it isn't too far. You see, Lady MacNairne may arrive soon, and when she does——"
"But now I will see my mother, and I will bring back the letter. I will drive with an automobile which a friend has lent me—Rudolph Brederode; and when you have read the note, you will both go in the car with me to Scheveningen to stay for all night, perhaps more."
"Oh, we couldn't think of staying all night," I exclaimed. "We'll stop here till——"
"It is not right that you stop here. I will go now, and, please, you will pack up to be ready."
"We haven't unpacked yet," I said. "But we couldn't possibly—for one thing, your mother may not find it convenient."