Part 35 (1/2)
They sat down on a bank and Jake reoing to do about it?”
”Lie low and watch out That's all in the meantiive himself away”
”Don't you knoho he is?”
”I think I know It's not quite enough”
”Perhaps it's not,” Jake agreed ”You want to be able to show other folks he did the thing? The trouble is, he ets ood; I knew this before,” Jake re's to be said about it until you have soo back to breakfast”
They returned to Langrigg, and after breakfast Jied were at work Soon after he had gone, a car from Dryholm came up the drive and Carrie met Bernard Dearham on the steps
”I came to ask how Jim is Lance told me about the accident,” he said
”I expect you won't let ht see hi busy there,” Carrie replied
”But he was unconscious when Lance left”
Carrie s and went out That's the kind of man he is!”
”Then we needn't be disturbed about him,” Bernard replied and indicated a stone bench in the sun ”I cannot walk far and there is no road across the marsh Can you spare a few minutes to talk to me?”
”Why, of course,” said Carrie, and Bernard waited until she sat down
Although he thought she knew his importance, she was not anxious to please hiirl had an ease of , would soon acquire the touch of polish she needed But he pulled hi too fast
”I understand you nursed Jim once before,” he said ”Did you not use your authority to keep hi?”
”I did not,” Carrie replied, with a twinkle ”Looks as if you didn't know Jim yet! Besides, if you have some authority, you don't want to strain it”
”That is no doubt true,” Bernard agreed None of his relations had so far disputed his firm rule, but he knehen it was prudent not to exercise his power ”You are a philosopher,” he went on ”It is soht hand”
”Jiine you have led hio”
”I wonder!” said Carrie, with thoughtful frankness ”The trouble is, I don't know s Still, perhaps, I did lead hienerally plain there
But at Langrigg----”
”You're soested ”Well, we are all puzzled now and then, and perhaps to trust your instincts is a good plan This, however, is not advice I would give to everybody”
Carrie said nothing She liked Bernard and was not afraid of him He talked to her with the politeness of the old school and when he looked aood-huot to the spot, I think,” he resumed
”You had some trouble to lift it”
”Lance really lifted the car at the dangerous h the others helped He saw the wheel was slipping; they were all in the ditch”