Craig,
saying, 'I have a call too.' They thought not of me.
He went through the papers, carefully laid them down without a word
while she waited anxiously, almost impatiently, for him to speak.
'Well?' she asked, using his own words to her; 'should I go?'
'I do not know,' he replied; 'that is for you to decide--you know all
the circumstances.'
'The letters tell all.' Her tone carried a feeling of disappointment. He
did not appear to care.
'The estates are large?' he asked.
'Yes, large enough--twelve thousand a year.'
'And has your mother-in-law any one with her?'
'She has friends, but, as she says, none near of kin. Her nephew looks
after the works--iron works, you know--he has shares in them.'
'She is evidently very lonely,' he answered gravely.
'What shall I do?' she asked, and I knew she was waiting to hear him
urge her to stay; but he did not see, or at least gave no heed.
'I cannot say,' he repeated quietly. 'There are many things to consider;
the estates--'
'The estates seem to trouble you,' she replied, almost fretfully.
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