“Yes. They both sent their kind wishes, and hoped you were better. Goodness! ’tis very close here. I wonder if you will give me your arm round the garden? And would you fetch me my hat? I left it in the hall, I think. Thank you very much!”

She waited until he was out of earshot before she turned to her husband.

“Now, Miles, you must please to stay where you are. I am not going to do anything indiscreet.”

“Molly, I can’t have ye worry him⁠—”

“No such thing! I am going to coax him to stay here instead of going abroad. I feel sure that if we can but persuade him to stay, something will happen.”

“What will happen?”

“Something!”

“How do ye know?”