Elizabeth looked at him.
He really was rather an amazing young man.
And then the door in the house behind them opened. Elizabeth turned.
“Why!” said she surprised. “It’s Father Maloney.”
He came quickly across the grass. It was obvious that something was amiss.
“Forgive me for troubling you,” he began breathlessly. “I have come to ask your help. Antony is lost.”
“Antony!” exclaimed David and Elizabeth in one breath.
Half a dozen words from Father Maloney sufficed as explanation; half a dozen more from the two promised all possible aid.
Father Maloney returned to the Castle. David and Elizabeth set off on the search.