I said:
‘Oh, Walter, I think her so like them both.’
He did not get on very well with Cousin John; that did not surprise me; Cousin John might seem dull to anyone who did not know him well.
I took him to Joseph and Mathew, and the Elliots at the farm. He was awkward with them all, and did not know what to say. They shook hands with us, and wished us joy, but they were not hearty, and as we turned away, I heard Elliot say to his wife:
‘I aye thought it would have been Mr. Hugo!’
I don’t think Walter heard what he said.
I took Walter to the Temple, and into the High Wood. He made love to me and kissed me, and called me pretty names; I would not have thought he could say the things he did, and I was glad he did; but I did not show him the Happy Tree, nor the Frog Pond, nor the Jasmine Gate.
XXV
Cousin Delia came to see me in my bed, as she used to when I was little.
She said: