"I have no other clothes except those I have on.
"And--forgive me again--those are not fresh from the dressmaker?"
"Indeed they are not. I have had this dress---- At the convent I had one dress a year; this is my last year's frock."
"What has become of your hat? Don't you generally wear one?"
"Oh yes, I wear one, but I left the one hat I had behind at the hotel."
"I told you that I went into Newcaster to do some shopping; and among other things I bought the contents of this parcel. If you'll take it to the room in which you spent the night I think it possible that you'll find it contains some articles which may be of use to you. While you're trying them on to see if they're any sort of a fit I'll be putting things to rights; and harnessing that horse of mine, who's very much mistaken if he thinks that he's in for a whole day's holiday."
She stared at him in amaze.
"Why should you buy things for me?"
"Why shouldn't I? You are Frances Vernon's friend; and she's a young lady whom I happen to know rather a deal about."
"But that's no reason why you should buy things for me!--you know it's no reason!--you know it's not!"