"I will."
"Although I don't suppose she'll remember me after all these years."
Devitt had left Windebank and gone about his business. When he came out of the court house, and was about to get into his motor, Windebank again approached him, but in such a manner that made Devitt wonder if he had been hanging about on purpose to speak to him.
Windebank made one or two remarks about nothing in particular. Devitt was about to start, when the other said:
"By the way, when you do see Miss Keeves, you might tell her that the mater and my sister will be down here next week and that they'll be awfully pleased to see her, if she'd care to come and stay."
"I won't forget," replied Devitt dryly.
"Tell her to come for as long as she cares to, as the mater and Celia were always fond of her. None of us could ever make out what became of her."
"I won't forget," said Devitt again.
"Thanks. Good-bye."
Montague told his wife of this; she had replied: