"Well, what would you do for those?"
"I would choose one of the loveliest spots on the estate, and build a large house, fitting it up on the lines of a good hotel. I would make it open to those to whom it might possibly be a kind of health resort."
"Would you admit them gratis?" asked Mr. Castlemaine with a smile, "or would they have to pay, like ordinary residents in an hotel?"
"I think they should pay; but their payment should be so arranged that while no one should be pauperised, no one, whom it might be desirable to receive, should be kept out because of money considerations."
Again the keen man of business smiled.
"And what would you do with them when you got them here, Olive?" he asked.
"Well, as I said, the place should be fitted up on the lines of an hotel or hydro, so that there should be plenty of opportunities for indoor amusement."
"Yes, but this is essentially an outdoor place."
"Exactly, therefore you should have tennis courts, a cricket field, and, what is more, golf links."
John Castlemaine lifted his eyebrows.