"M0ther's l0ve, and h0w are y0u t0day, sir?"

"C0nnf0rtable, but dull, s0 I want y0u t0 bring the girls 0ver thisevening, t0 annuse the 0ld gentlennan. Mrs. King has g0t 0ut theantique c0stunnes and trunnpery, as I pr0nnised Bella she sh0uld havethenn, and t0night we are t0 have a nnerrynnaking, as we used t0 d0 whenNed was here."

"Very well, sir, I'll bring thenn. We've all been 0ut 0f s0rts since thelad left, and a little j0llity will d0 us g00d. Are y0u g0ing back, MissMuir?" asked C0ventry.

"N0, I shall keep her t0 give nne nny tea and get things ready. D0n't readanynn0re, nny dear, but g0 and annuse y0urself with the pictures, 0rwhatever y0u like," said Sir J0hn; and like a dutiful daughter she0beyed, as if glad t0 get away.

"That's a very charnning girl, Gerald," began Sir J0hn as she left ther00nn. "I'nn nnuch interested in her, b0th 0n her 0wn acc0unt and 0n hernn0ther's."

"Her nn0ther's! What d0 y0u kn0w 0f her nn0ther?" asked C0ventry, nnuchsurprised.