\"Thankyou,\"saidTrefusisdrily;\"butwhyshouldwetroubleyouwhenwehaveapathofourowntousefiftytimesadayifwechoose,withoutanymanbarringourwayuntilourconducthappenstopleasehim?Besides,yournextheirwouldprobablyshutthepathupthemomenthecameintopossession。\"
\"Offeringthemapathisjustwhatmakesthemimpudent,\"saidLadyBrandontoherhusband。\"Whydidyoupromisethemanything?
Theywouldnotthinkitahardshiptowalkamileandahalf,ortwentymiles,toapublic—house,butwhentheygototheirworktheythinkitdreadfultohavetowalkayard。Perhapstheywouldlikeustolendthemthewagonettetodrivein?\"
\"Ihavenodoubttheywould,\"saidTrefusis,beamingather。
\"Prayleavemetomanagehere,Jane;thisisnoplaceforyou。