All present looked at each other in momentary doubt as to what was best to be done. Harry was the first to grasp the situation.
“Mr. Robinson,” he said, “will you be kind enough to accompany me to another room, and wait? I would like your presence by and by. Mother, while you are upstairs and changing your dress, Katy will admit Squire Turner, and tell him you will be down directly. Mind, Katy, not a word about my having got home, or about Mr. Robinson’s being here. When you come down, mother, you must tell Squire Turner that you have changed your mind about marrying him, and, if he makes any objection, call me in.”
“I see you are a master of strategy, my young friend,” said Mr. Robinson, smiling. “I place myself unhesitatingly in your hands.”
Harry’s programme was instantly carried out, and one minute later Squire Turner knocked at the door of the cottage.
CHAPTER XXXVI.
CONCLUSION.
“Is your mother at home, Katy?” asked Squire Turner, as the child opened the outer door.
“Yes, sir,” said Katy. “She’s upstairs.”
“Will you tell her I wish to see her?”