“What about,” said Claude quickly.
“I don’t like to say. The subject is tabooed.”
Claude turned toward the window, so that her cousin should not see her face.
“The last time I mentioned his name you scolded me.”
Claude remained silent.
“Did you see him yesterday when we came up to the gate?”
“No.”
“He was there, and coming up to the carriage when he saw Mr Glyddyr get up to call for three cheers, and then he shrank away.”
Claude shivered, as if from a sudden chill, but she remained silent.
“May I say what I think?” asked Mary.