"Why couldn't you? You seemed to know her just now."
"No, sir. I had never seen the young lady before. Mrs. Waddington, however, had mentioned that she would be calling at this hour and instructed me to give the message which I delivered."
"Didn't Mrs. Waddington say who was calling?"
"Yes, sir. The young lady."
"Ass!" said Hamilton Beamish. But even he was not strong man enough to say it aloud. "I mean, didn't she tell you the young lady's name?"
"No, sir. If you will step this way, sir, I will conduct you to Miss Waddington, who is in the library."
"It seems funny that Mrs. Waddington did not tell you the young lady's name," brooded Hamilton Beamish.
"Very humorous, sir," agreed the butler indulgently.
3
"Oh, Jimmy, it was sweet of you to come," said Molly.