"No," said Lois, rising, "I have not. Only sometimes one must look a little carefully at the parting of the ways, to see which road one is meant to take."
"Sit down again. I did not come out here to talk of all this. I wanted to ask you something."
Lois sat down.
"I came to ask a favour."
"How could you, Mrs. Barclay? I mean, nothing we could do could be a favour to you!"
"Yes, it could. I have a friend that wants to come to see me."
"Well?"
"May he come?"
"Why, of course."
"But it is a gentleman."