"We none of us know whereabouts this cousin lives, my lord."
"Newhaven is not a large place. It can't be difficult to find her."
"But we don't know her name, my lord."
"That certainly complicates matters. How long has this girl been at the castle?"
"Six months, my lord."
"Who did you get her from?"
"I advertised for her, my lord. Mrs. Valdriguez's eyes are not what they were and so she 'ad to have somebody to do the mending. I must say foreigners sew beautifully, so it was some time before I could get any one whose work suited Mrs. Valdriguez."
"What references did the girl give?"
"It was this way, my lord. She's very young, and this is her first place. But she was excellently recommended by Mr. Vaughan, vicar of Plumtree, who wrote that she was a most respectable girl and that he could vouch for her character. Those are his very words, my lord."
"That certainly sounded satisfactory."