Page 160 (2/2)

"What! so soon?" I said

"Soon! Why, it's past eight"

I was astounded, the tioodof the plain meal

"Well?" said Mrs Solomon in her cold impassive way

Mr Solomon was so busy with a piece of cold bacon and some bread that

he did not look up, and Mrs Soloave her a nod

"I ah as if she were relieved; and then

she turned tomy cup,

refilled it with coffee, and actually slance at his big

silver watch, he had suddenly said "Harpusate," and led the way to the

vineries

"Notice Mrs Brownsht she looked better this ht Was

she ill?"

"Yes," he said shortly "Get theardener ra his knife, cut a few strands of

ready, stuck the off his coat,

and then clirape-vine