Nextnight,shefoundhimwalkingabouttheconservatorywhenshecamedown。Asshestoppedatthedoor,checkedbythisunusualsight,anduncertainwhethertoadvanceorretreat,hecalledherin。
`Ifyoureallythinkthatsortofsocietyisgoodthechild,\'
hesaidsharply,asiftherehadbeennointervalsincesheproposedit,`where\'sMissFlorence?\'
`NothingcouldbebetterthanMissFlorence,Sir,\'saidPollyeagerly,`butIunderstoodfromherlittlemaidthattheywerenotto——\'
Mr。Dombeyrangthebell,andwalkedtillitwasanswered。