"Wait a minit, m'lady," he said, "I'll come wid you."
She waited while he fetched the key. He came back swinging it on his finger.
"I never seen a quieter little lad thin that Georgie," he said. "He's very fond o' the books. I don't know how I'll give him back to his mother at all. He's great company for me."
They went on, past the house and into the path that led to the South lodge.
Out of sight of the house Patsy suddenly stopped, and nodded his head towards where the boundary wall of Castle Talbot ran down to the O'Hart property.
"It never rains but it teems," he said. "I was waitin' about to see you. There's trouble down there."
His pointing finger indicated the direction of the Waterfall Cottage.
"What's the matter?" she asked in quick alarm.
"It's little Miss Stella. She strayed away last night. Susan didn't miss her till the mornin'. She found her just inside the gates of the demesne—by old Lizzie's lodge. She was soaked wid rain an' in a dead faint. I wonder Susan ventured with that blackguard about. She brought Miss Stella to and helped or carried her back. She's wanderin' like in her mind ever since, the poor little lady."
"Give me the key," Lady O'Gara said. "Go back and bring Dr. Costello."