“It matters not,” she replied, with a smile. “I have a tolerably good income, and Ouselcroft is rather a pretty place, as I think you will own when you see it.”
“No doubt. Scrope says you have one of the nicest seats in Cheshire.”
“I cannot contradict him, since I entertain the same opinion myself. But you must come and see it. I shall not prolong my stay in town. Possibly I may return to-morrow.”
“So soon?”
“I have nothing to detain me, and, under present circumstances, I shall be glad to get back.”
“It will be far more agreeable to me to see you at your own house, than here,” observed Lord Courland.
“Then be it so,” she replied. “Come as soon as you please.”
“Shall I bring Scrope Danvers with me?”
“By all means; I have plenty of room. Besides, Brackley, Lady Barfleur's residence, is only a few miles off.”
“Miss Calverley resides with you, I believe?”