"Will you do something for me?"
"I should be more than delighted, miss."
Billie whisked into view an envelope which had been concealed in the
recesses of her dress.
"Do you know the country about here, well, Webster?"
"Within a certain radius, not unintimately, Miss. I have been for
several enjoyable rambles since the fine weather set in."
"Do you know the place where there is a road leading to Havant, and
another to Cosham? It's about a mile down...."
"I know the spot well, miss."
"Well, straight in front of you when you get to the sign-post there is
a little lane...."
"I know it, miss," said Webster. "A delightfully romantic spot. What
with the overhanging trees, the wealth of blackberry bushes, the varied
wild-flowers...."
"Yes, never mind about the wild-flowers now. I want you after lunch to
take this note to a gentleman you will find sitting on the gate at the
bottom of the lane...."
"Sitting on the gate, miss. Yes, miss."
"Or leaning against it. You can't mistake him.
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