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Perhaps this was partly due to Helen and Mr. Cardross, who, seeing no longer any occasion for mystery, indeed regretting a little that any mystery had ever been made about the matter, took every opportunity of telling every body who inquired the whole facts of the case. These were few enough and simple enough, though very sad. The Earl the last Earl of Cairnforth was a hopeless cripple for life.
Now you may see the result of our understanding," nodding toward her amazingly youthful husband. "Beautiful, isn't it?" observed Cardross, still looking through his field-glasses. "There's a baby-show next week and I'll enter if you like, my dear." Mrs. Cardross smiled and took Hamil's hand flat between her fair, pudgy palms.
Cardross carefully explained to every body, not the slightest ground for supposing him deficient in intellect; on the contrary, his intellect seemed almost painfully acute.
Cardross and his daughter, that neither put to him a single question on the subject, but instinctively passed it over, and kept the conversation to all sorts of commonplace topics: the journey the wonders of London and the small events which had happened in quiet Cairnforth during the three months that the earl had been away.
"It happened to be the gobbler," she said. "It was a mere chance in the dark.... And if my section is ready, dad I'm a little tired, I think. Good night, everybody; good night, Mr. Hamil and thank you for taking care of me." Cardross, enveloped in blankets, glanced at Hamil. "Did you ever know anybody so quick to give credit to others? It's worth something to hear anybody speak in that fashion."
When he was not in the saddle with Neville Cardross the work in the new office and draughting-room required his close attention. Already affairs were moving briskly; he had leased a cottage for his office work; draughtsmen had arrived and were fully occupied, half a dozen contractors appeared on the spot, also a forester and assistants, and a surveyor and staff. And the energetic Mr.
And he planned, and even made preliminary arrangements for a house to be taken, and an establishment formed, where the minister, Helen, and, indeed, all the Cardross family, if they chose, might find a hospitable home for the ensuing winter season. "And how they will like it!" said he, in talking it over with Malcolm one day.
And, when Malcourt had passed came Cecile rustling from the western corridor, gay, quick-stepping, her enchanting laughter passing through the corridor like a fresh breeze as she joined Mrs. Carrick on the stairs. Then silence; and he opened his door. And Shiela Cardross, passing noiselessly, turned at the sound.
Cardross has called me into consultation if this is the way he can do things." "That is generous of you. Father will be very proud and happy when I tell him."
"But everybody is so sweet to her and it is delightful to see her with her own family their pride and tenderness for her, and her devotion to them. "Mrs. Cardross asked me to-day what I thought might be the effect on Shiela if you came. And, dear, I could not answer. Mr. Cardross joined us, divining the subject of our furtive confab in the patio, and he seemed to think that you ought to come.
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