“No,” I said, “I was looking after that carriage.”
“Carriage? Oh, that! Well, what was there in it to take your attention?”
“Mr Ruddle and Mr Lister were in it, with Miss Carr and her sister.”
“What, in that?” he said. “Are you sure?”
“Yes, sir, quite sure. Miss Carr nodded to me.”
“Nodded? to you, Grace?”
“Oh yes, Mr Hallett, it was through Miss Carr that I was engaged;” and I told him how it happened.
“And so you are not going to play cricket?” he said dreamily, as he stood gazing wistfully in the direction taken by the waggonette.
“No, thank you,” I replied sadly. “I’d rather not.”
“Well, I’m going for a ramble in the forest. Dinner will not be ready for two hours. Will you come?”