“Then you don’t know her.”
“No.”
“If it’s money you want, she don’t give to beggars.”
“You are impudent,” said Rodney hotly. “If you don’t give my message you will get into trouble.”
The servant opened his eyes. He seemed somewhat impressed by Rodney’s confident tone.
“Mrs. Harvey doesn’t live here,” he said.
“Is she in the house?”
“Well, yes, she’s visiting here.”
“Then why do you waste your time?” said Rodney impatiently. He forgot for the time that he was no longer being educated at an expensive boarding school, and spoke in the tone he would have used before his circumstances had changed.
“I’ll go and ask if she’ll see you,” said the flunky unwillingly.