"I could, but I have made up my mind to go with this excursion. I'll not be gone long."
"When are you going to start?"
"To-morrow evening."
"So soon as that?"
"Yes; I—I didn't decide until to-day."
"I don't like to have you go so far, but you know best, I suppose. Are you going out this evening?" she asked.
"No."
"Well, I wish to have a talk with you alone. Come to my sitting-room."
"With pleasure," he answered.
He thought that he knew the subject upon which she had chosen to talk; he saw that she was worried over Miss Drury; but when he had gone into her room and taken a seat beside her, he was surprised that she began to speak of Witherspoon's health.