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"It means," said Sarah, half-hysterically, "oh, can't you see what it means? It just means that Peter is going to South Africa, whether you like it or not." "There must be some mistake, of course," said Mrs. Hewel, in distressed tones. "And yet George's letter was so very clear." Dr. Blundell touched the canon's arm. "Shall I must I " whispered the canon, nervously.
Not even Ash, though he has known her all her life. I know it was very bad for me; but what could I do?" "I wish I had been there," said Sarah, giggling; "but, however, Aunt Elizabeth described it all to me so graphically this morning that it is almost as good as though I had been." "She should not have come down like that, without giving us a notion," said Mrs. Hewel, resentfully.
"Well, but she is," said Sarah. "She called him a cub and a bear, and all sorts of things." She looked at Peter and laughed, and he laughed back. The cloud of sullenness had lifted from his brow as she appeared. Mrs. Hewel overwhelmed him with unnecessary apologies.
"Perhaps not in London; but there are other places besides London," said Miss Crewys, significantly. "We met Mrs. Hewel driving. She, poor thing, does not expect to see Sarah before Christmas, if then, from what she told us." "She should not have let Lady Tintern adopt Sarah if she is to be for ever regretting it. It was her own doing," said Lady Mary.
"How could we guess you did not know?" said Mrs. Hewel, almost weeping. "I am still in the dark," said Sir Timothy, coldly. "Birch will explain at once," said the doctor, impatiently.
"Peter writes asking me, I am sure I don't know why he pitched upon me, to break the news to you, that he has joined Lord Ferries' Horse; feeling it his his duty to his country to do so," said the unhappy canon, folding and unfolding the letter he held, with agitated fingers. "I knew there would be a satisfactory explanation," said Mrs. Hewel, tearfully.
"That is why he went up to Scotland." "I see." "Then she got him another invitation, I suppose, for he went to the next house she stayed at; and to a third place for some yachting." "What did Lady Tintern say?" "That's just it. Sarah is in Lady Tintern's black books just now. She is furious with her, Mrs. Hewel tells me, because she has refused Lord Avonwick." "Hum!" said John.
Sir Timothy sometimes expressed a majestic pity for Colonel Hewel, because the railway ran through some of his neighbour's best fields; and also because Hewelscourt was on the wrong side of the river faced due north and was almost buried in timber.
There are no very near neighbours I mean, not the sort of people they would recognize as neighbours except the Hewels. Youlestone is such an out-of-the-way place, and Sir Timothy was never on intimate terms with any one. Mrs. Hewel is a fool there was only little Sarah whom Lady Mary made a pet of but she had no friends.
"Nothing else would have taken me off my sofa, where I ought to be lying at this moment, as you know very well, Sarah," cried Mrs. Hewel, showing an inclination to shed tears.
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