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Updated: June 1, 2025
"Max didn't tell me your name, you know," she said to the stranger. "This is Captain Ratcliffe of Wara." "Monkey!" said Nick briefly. "Plain Ratcliffe of no-where in particular is my description." The big man rose with outstretched hand. "I know you well by repute, and I am very pleased to meet you. My name is Whitton Kersley Whitton." "Goodness!" ejaculated Olga. "Max might have told me!"
"I suppose he has chucked that job by this time, and gone back to Sir Kersley Whitton. Lucky beggar! He seems to be able to do anything he likes." "I didn't know he was going to leave," said Olga quickly. "No? I believe he said something about it in his letter to me. He is always rather sudden," said Noel. "Too much beastly electricity in his composition for my taste."
He was overworked and wouldn't take a rest, so Sir Kersley literally forced him to come and be Dad's assistant for a while. He told Dad that he was too brilliant a man to stay long in the country, and Dad gathered that he contemplated making him his own partner in the course of time. The sooner the better, I should say. He obviously thinks himself quite thrown away on the likes of us."
Even Max was somewhat surprised by the boy's fund of high spirits, and Sir Kersley openly expressed his admiration. "You Wyndhams are a very remarkable family," he said to Max that night. Max smiled sardonically in recognition of the compliment. "But the boy has more backbone than I thought," he admitted. "I don't think he will give us much trouble after all, thanks to Olga." "Ah!"
"When is Sir Kersley going to make you his partner?" "Directly I return," said Max. "And when will that be?" He considered a moment. "I expect to reach England in a month from now." "Max!" She sat up again quickly. "Oh, you're not going so soon!" she said. He put his arm round her shoulders. "But you will be coming back yourself in April. Nick told me so." "In April!
Sometimes, at the very beginning, it is not possible to detect it with any certainty. It is only when the disease has begun to manifest itself unmistakably that it moves so rapidly. It was because I feared a sudden development that I asked Sir Kersley to come down. He was of the opinion that that was not imminent, that three months or even six might intervene.
Undeniably it had been a tiring day. It was growing dark when a tentative scratch at the door told her of Nick's presence there. She called him eagerly in. "Has Sir Kersley gone? I hope he didn't think me rude. Max made such a fuss about my resting. So I thought " "Quite right, my chicken!" Nick came softly to her side. "Max explained your absence. How's the head?" "Oh, it's all right now.
With her hand upon Cork's collar, she answered him. "Yes, come in. I am afraid it is rather dark. Will you wait while Mrs. Briggs brings a candle?" Someone else had entered behind Sir Kersley. She heard a quick, decided tread; and again more ferociously Cork growled. "Take that dog away!" ordered Max. Mechanically she moved to obey, Cork accompanying her reluctantly.
"She always was," said Max. "Yes; well, she mustn't have a nervous break-down if we can prevent it," said Sir Kersley gently. "No," Max agreed curtly. "She has got to keep up for Noel's sake." That seemed to be his main idea just then his brother's welfare.
Sir Kersley said. "You think this is due to her?" "In a great measure," said Max. Sir Kersley's face was grave. "I am afraid the strain is telling upon her," he said. "You think she looks ill?" Max shot the question with none of his customary composure. "No, not actually ill," Sir Kersley said, without looking at him. "But she is too thin in my opinion, and she looks to me very highly strung."
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