house—and that reminds me, to be sure. I shall be getting into trouble with the wife if I don’ make the best of my way home and get ready to squander away one of these same evenings! I must be off, Mr. Humphreys.”
“And that reminds me,” said Humphreys, “if I'm to show Miss Cooper the maze to-morrow we must have it cleared out a bit. Could you say a word about that to the proper person?”
“Why, to be sure. A couple of men with scythes could cut out a track to-morrow morning. I'll leave word as I pass the lodge, and I'll tell them, what'll save you the trouble, perhaps, Mr. Humphreys, of having to go up and extract them yourself: that they'd better have some sticks or a tape to mark out their way with as they go on.”
“A very good idea! Yes, do that; and I'll expect Mrs. and Miss Cooper in the afternoon, and yourself about half-past ten in the morning.”
“Itll be a pleasure, I'm sure, both to them and to myself, Mr. Humphreys. Good-night!”
Humphreys dined at eight. But for the fact
