'But that isn't all. She said I might go in and look about if I liked. And I thought I would—did I do wrong?'
She saw a shade of disappointment on his face. But he said:
'Not at all. Did you go over all the rooms?'
'Yes. But there's something else. I went into those school-rooms upstairs, never thinking there was any one there, because the old woman told me there wasn't. But there was—and it was Mr. Egremont.'
'Really? Did he knew who you were?'
'I told him, Gilbert.'
He laughed again, and there was a look of pride in his eyes.
'Well, there's nothing very dreadful yet. And did he speak nicely?'
'Yes, very nicely. And when I went away, he shook hands.'
'It's a very queer thing that you happened to go just today. That's exactly where I meant to take you this afternoon. I'm rather disappointed.'