“Yes. Because, for one thing, you find out so much more than you look for.”
“Certainly that has been my own experience.”
“Are you a descendant of Izaak Walton?”
“No. I believe there are none. But I hope I have so much of his spirit that I can do two things like him.”
“Tell me.”
“Live in the country, though I was not brought up in it; and know a good man when I see him.”
“I am very glad you asked me to go to-night.”
“If people only knew their own brothers and sisters, the kingdom of heaven would not be far off.”
I do not think Miss Oldcastle quite liked this, for she was silent thereafter; though I allow that her silence was not conclusive. And we had now come close to the house.
“I wish I could help you,” I said.