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"I shall be glad to meet him again," he remarked carelessly. Then
looking up he saw Denis, who moved under the trees alone. Observing
that he seemed rather disconsolate, he walked up to him and said in a
fatherly tone: "Will you confer a favour, Mr. Denis, on an old man who
lives much alone? Will you come and see me, as you promised? My
daughter is away just now and will not be back till midsummer. I wish
you could have met her. Meanwhile, I am a little solitary. I have also
a few antiquities that might interest you."
While Denis, slightly embarrassed, was uttering some appropriate words,
the bishop suddenly asked:
"Where is Mrs. Meadows? Wasn't she coming down to-night?"
"Of course she was," said Keith. "Isn't she here? What can this mean?
Your cousin is a particular friend of mine, Heard, though I have not
seen her for the last six days or so. Something must be wrong. That
baby, I expect."
"I missed her once already," said Heard. "I'll write and make an
appointment, or go up again.


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