‘Yes. Well, we had a good deal of conversation.’
‘Ah! Was it of an agreeable nature?’
‘It was interesting, at any rate.’
‘That was well. I am yearning to hear more. What did you talk about?’
‘Scenery, amongst other things.’
‘Yes? Has she an eye for the picturesque?’
‘A taste for it, I should say, seeing the kind of expedition she had undertaken, and how she came to be where I found her.’
‘To be sure! I had forgotten that. Well?’
Michael paused, and Roger looked at him. He had spoken flippantly, but he had not been altogether delighted to find how full his friend was of the afternoon’s adventure.
‘She talked about her brother,’ said Michael, slowly.