"He used to be a house agent at Petersfield. He's at Guildford now. He has just taken a house there."
"A married gentleman?"
"No," she laughed; "that's why he comes. He doesn't come for me," she added, hurriedly, but he didn't understand her.
"Any success?" he asked, quickly—"of course not."
"Not yet; Hannah won't encourage him."
He mistook her tone altogether, and walked to the edge of the crown and looked out at the view.
"That's rather hard lines" he said; "but it doesn't matter if you make it up to him, of course. I say, it's magnificent up here," he went on; "do you ever bring Mr.—what is he called?—Garratt up here?"
"No," she answered, quickly.
"Well, you took him across the field?"
"I met him by accident, and Hannah was very angry—" she began, but stopped in sheer confusion.