“I am sure of it. In the short time I was with her I thought she seemed most attractive. You went to York to see the flower show?”
Ruth smiled.
“That was the ostensible reason for her asking me. But, of course, show or no show, I should have been delighted to go.”
“I dare say; most people like to visit York. You hadn’t then been looking forward to the show?”
“I never even heard of it until Mrs. Palmer-Gore mentioned it in her letter. But naturally I was all the more pleased.”
“Naturally. You’re a skilful gardener, aren’t you, Miss Averill?”
She smiled again and shook her head.
“Oh, no! But I’m fond of it.”
French, in his turn, smiled his pleasant, kindly smile.
“Oh, come now, I’m sure you are not doing yourself justice. Mr. Averill thought a lot of your gardening, didn’t he?”