‘It was Mr Darley!’
‘What’s he doing over here?’
‘How should I know? You’d better ask him yourself! Am I accountable for Mr Darley’s actions?’
‘Don’t talk nonsense. You know what I mean perfectly well. Did he come over to Rooklands to see you?’
‘To see me—what will you get into your head next?’
‘Well, you seemed to be hitting it off pretty well together. What were you whispering to him about just now?’
‘I didn’t whisper to him.’
‘You did! I saw you stoop your head to his ear. Now look here, Rosa! Don’t you try any of your flirtation games on with Darley, or I’ll go straight to the governor and tell him.’
‘And what business is it of yours, pray?’
‘It would be the business of every one of us. You don’t suppose we’re going to let you marry a gamekeeper, do you?’