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Why, there was an account of him once in the London Magazine. He's the famous vet he lives at Epsom." Radmore lay back, and whistled thoughtfully. Timmy went on eagerly. "Last year there was a man near here who thought he had a mad dog and he took him to Trotman. Trotman kept him for ever so long, and it turned out that the dog was not mad at all. I know that Josephine isn't mad."
I've got a boy now, a lad of seventeen not half a bad sort, but it does seem strange to give him every Saturday just double the money I used to give McPherson!" She went out, through into the garden, on these last words, and again there came over Radmore a feeling of poignant sadness.
Then, gradually, there emerged against the high hedge a curious-looking wooden panel protected by a slanting, neatly thatched eave, while below ran a little shelf on which there were three vases filled with fresh flowers. Timmy Tosswill struck a match and held it up, far above his little head. And Radmore saw flash out the gilded words:
Crofton had issued a sort of general invitation to supper to the young people of Old Place an invitation finally accepted, at Betty's suggestion, by Godfrey Radmore and Rosamund. Janet admitted to herself that they did owe Mrs. Crofton some civility.
Suddenly there broke on her ear the peal of an old-fashioned bell, followed by a short, sharp knock on the toy knocker of her front door. Enid started up, her face full of eagerness and pleasure; something seemed to tell her that it was it must be Radmore! While the maid was going to the door, her mind worked quickly. Surely it was very late for a call?
It was evident that the party was going well, and that everyone in there was merry and at their ease. "Would you mind opening the door, Godfrey?" There was a slight quiver of apprehension in Timmy's voice. Radmore opened the door, and for a fleeting moment he saw an attractive, placid scene spread out before him. The two girls, in their pretty light dresses, were standing by the wood fire.
I'm sure that's why she came to Beechfield." "You're wrong there! She settled to come here before Godfrey came home." "I'm convinced that she knew he was coming home soon." Janet got up. "I must be going now," she exclaimed. "There's a great deal to do, and only Betty and I to do it." "I suppose Godfrey Radmore will be leaving now?" "I hope not, for he's a help rather than a hindrance.
After a moment or two Betty slipped out of the room, leaving Radmore and Mr. Tosswill shaking hands quite cordially, if a little awkwardly. "Well, sir, here I am again, turned up just like a bad penny!" And his host answered absently: "Yes, yes, Godfrey very glad to see you, I'm sure."
An inquest of the kind that was held on Colonel Crofton is a godsend to any local sheet, and Radmore saw at a glance that this county paper had made the most of it. "Will you read it here, if you're not in a hurry? I don't want it taken away; so while you're reading it, I'll go and do some potting over there."
What she had meant had been that she must forget the hurt surprise she and her husband had felt that Godfrey Radmore, on two separate occasions, had deliberately avoided coming down from London to what had been, after all, so long his home; in fact, as he himself had said just now, the only home he had ever known.
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