"But I don't want to drink it quickly," said her father.
He looked in a puzzled way at his wife, and Mrs. Carew laughed.
"I told the children to let you drink one cup of tea in peace before they bothered you with questions," said she.
"I think I know what the questions will be about," said the vicar.
He drank the rest of his tea and handed the cup to Philip.
"Father! Have you heard Haver Grange is let?" said the boy.
"And whom it's let to?" asked Ruth.
"And whether there are any children?" asked Norah.
"One question at a time!" said their father, laughing. "Yes, I heard from Mr. Denny that the Grange had been let to a foreign gentleman, who is coming to live there very soon, I believe, as the caretakers have orders to have the house in readiness before the end of this week; but where he comes from and whether he has any children I do not know."
Dan had been opening and shutting his mouth for the last two minutes.