“No. It was all in my head, but along with so many things; and then I was so badgered and bullied by the cross-examination they submitted me to; and so anxious and uneasy, that it escaped me till now.”
“Oh, George, let us do a good-natured thing; let us go over and see Nelly; she'll have so many troubles on her heart, she 'll want a word of advice and kindness. Let us walk over there now.”
“It's past ten o'clock, Julia.”
“Yes; but they 're always late at Castello.”
“And raining heavily besides;—listen to that!”
“What do we care for rain? did bad weather ever keep either of us at home when we wished to be abroad?”
“We can go to-morrow. I shall have to go to-morrow about this letter.”
“But if we wait we shall lose a post. Come, George, get your coat and hat, and I 'll be ready in an instant.”
“After all, it will seem so strange in us presenting ourselves at such an hour, and in such a trim. I don't know how we shall do it.”
“Easily enough. I 'll go to Mrs. Eady the housekeeper's room, and you 'll say nothing about me, except to Nelly; and as for yourself, it will be only a very natural anxiety on your part to learn how the Colonel is doing. There, now, don't delay. Let us be off at once.”