"Ah! How is he?" questioned Maud.
He shot her a swift glance. "Is the child anxious?"
"Not in the least. I don't believe she ever thinks about him. She told me on the first day that she hardly knows him."
Saltash laughed. "How honest of her! Well, he's getting better, but he won't be well yet. May I leave her in your charge, a while longer?"
"Of course!" Maud said warmly. "I love to have her, and she is a great help to me too. The children simply worship her, and she is splendid with them. I believe Eileen will very soon get over her dread of riding."
"Toby can ride?" asked Saltash.
"Oh yes, like a cow-boy. She is amazingly fearless, and never minds a tumble in the least. She can do the most extraordinary things exactly like a boy. I am always afraid of her coming to grief, but she never does."
"Funny little beggar!" said Saltash.
"I am quite sure of one thing," pursued Maud. "She never learnt these things at any school. She tells me she has been to a good many."
"I believe that's true," said Saltash. "I imagine she is fairly quick to pick up anything, but I haven't known her myself for long."