They passed with no opposition up the first part of the drive. Then Eglantine saw a hedge with a gate in it and marshalled her party through that. Within they saw a lawn, some gardens, and a fountain.
"Looks orl roight," commented Eglantine loftily.
A young man rose languidly from a hammock in the trees.
"I beg your pardon?" he said politely.
"Grarnted," said Eglantine, not to be outdone in politeness.
"Can I do anything for you?" said the young man.
"We're St. Luke's and St. Mary's," explained Eglantine importantly.
"I see," said the young man. "You, I presume are a St. Mary, and he of the horsey headgear is a St. Luke."
"'Im?" said Eglantine, pointing at William, "'e's a horphin."
The young man adjusted a monocle.