“You mustn’t do this again!” said he crossly.
Elizabeth looked at him. If Herbert was going to be cross in addition to being babyish, then she would have trouble.
“I shan’t,” she promised.
“Did you find out anything?”
“Nothing,” said Elizabeth, protecting him once more.
Chapter V
AN ALARMING MESSAGE
One pleasant afternoon in July Colonel Thomas came again, bringing Elizabeth the books which he had promised. He made the journey not only for her sake, but to satisfy his own desire for an audience. He had begun to believe that the position of Elizabeth and her brother would not be intolerable if they had courage to persist. His car waited at the road’s edge, and he walked in to the door.
“A car doesn’t seem to belong in here, does it?” said he.