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And, though the Strangs adhered patiently to the recognized technicalities of Mockwood existence, they never lost sight of a hope, of which, against the increasing evidence of worldly logic, their human hearts still made ceaseless frantic attestation.
This was also the man who, when his gardener's wife gave birth to a deaf and dumb baby, encouraged his own wife to make a pet of the unfortunate youngster, and when he could walk gave him his freedom of the Heartholm acres. It was this sort of thing, Mockwooders agreed, that "explained" the Strangs.
Not only that, but who banters the worms, telling them it's all for their own good?" The mistress of Heartholm, looking over at the two, shook a deprecating head. But Strang seemed to derive amusement from the guest's disapproval. Mockwood, where the Strangs lived, had its impressiveness partly accounted for by the practical American name of "residential park."
If that little chap could only talk there would be some fun, but what Gargoyle thinks would hardly fit itself to words besides, then" Strang twinkled at the idea "none of us would fancy having him around with those natural eyes that undressed little mind." It was in good-humored explanations like this that the Strangs managed to conceal their real interest in Gargoyle.
The architecture, a judicious mixture of haughty roofs and opulent chimneys, preened itself behind exclusive screens of wall and vine, and the entire frontage of Mockwood presented a polished elegance which did not entirely conceal a silent plausibility of expense. At Heartholm, the Strangs' place, alone, had the purely conventional been smitten in its smooth face.
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