"
"It is very wonderful. I never heard of such a thing. What is he like?"
"He is one of the finest-looking men I ever saw," answered Elizabeth,
always watching him.
"Ah. But he is married, I think, Miss Granger?"
"Oh, yes, he is married to the daughter of a peer, very much
married--and very little, I should say."
"I do not quite understand, Miss Granger."
"Don't you, Mr. Davies? then use your eyes when you see them together."
"I should not see anything. I am not quick like you," he added.
"How do you mean to get back to the Castle to-night, Mr. Davies? You
cannot row back in this wind, and the seas will be breaking over the
causeway."
"Oh, I shall manage. I am wet already. An extra ducking won't hurt me,
and I have had a chain put up to prevent anybody from being washed away.
And now I must be going. Good-night."
"Good-night, Mr. Davies."
He hesitated a moment and then added: "Would you--would you mind telling
your sister--of course I mean when she is stronger--that I came to
inquire after her?"
"I think that you can do that for yourself, Mr. Davies," Elizabeth said
almost roughly.
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