“I do love a sunset, Mrs. Haye, I think . . .”

“A sunset, John”—the woman was intolerable.

“Ah.”

“Is it not becoming a little fresh for him out here, Mrs. Haye? We mustn’t catch a chill.”

“Perhaps. Jennin’s, could you just go and tell William and Robert to come here to help Master John back.”

“But I can walk by myself if one of you will give me their arm.”

“I don’t think we are quite strong enough yet, Mrs. Haye.”

She would write to-morrow to get her changed. It was too bad of them to send her this thing.

God blast the woman, why was he always treated as a baby? Oh, how they loved it, now that he was helpless.

“What time is it?”