"One thing's happened, you've sent away my dogcart."
She looked at him with mischief in her eyes.
"Walking will do you more good than driving; and it will cost you less. Besides, it will give you an opportunity of exchanging a few words with me. I hope you don't mind."
"On the contrary, I'm delighted."
"What have you found?"
"I've found his will; he's left his daughter everything."
"Everything! How splendid! I'm so glad he's left her everything!"
Miss Harding's face could not have been more radiant had she received a personal benefit.
"I shouldn't be over hasty in offering her your congratulations if I were you; it's quite possible that everything won't amount to very much."
She seemed struck by his tone even more than by his words.