Grace’sdispositiontomakethebestofeverything，andtowinkatdeficienciesinWinterborne’smenage，wassouniformandpersistentthathesuspectedherofseeingevenmoredeficienciesthanhewasawareof。Thatsuppressedsympathywhichhadshowedinherfaceeversinceherarrivaltoldhimasmuchtooplainly。
“Thismuddlingstyleofhouse-keepingiswhatyou’venotlatelybeenusedto，Isuppose？”hesaid，whentheywerealittleapart。
“No；butIlikeit；itremindsmesopleasantlythateverythinghereindearoldHintockisjustasitusedtobe。Theoilis——
notquitenice；buteverythingelseis。”
“Theoil？”