She laughed, and at the same time blushed a little.
‘Why should you be afraid of Alfred?’ asked Mrs. Waltham graciously.
‘Oh, I don’t know.’
She turned it off and spoke quickly of another subject.
‘How did you like Mr. Wyvern this morning?’
It was a new vicar, who had been in Wanley but a couple of days, and had this morning officiated for the first time at the church.
‘What a voice he has!’ was the lady’s reply.
‘Hasn’t he? And such a hairy man! They say he’s very learned; but his sermon was very simple—didn’t you think so?’
‘Yes, I liked it. Only he pronounces certain words strangely.’
‘Oh, has Mr. Eldon come yet?’ was the young lady’s next question.