When the way was comparatively easy the woman supported by the two men, Newbold and Maitland, made shift to get along afoot.
Once before, therefore, this Newbold had cut in ahead of him and had won the woman he loved.
This was Mr. Newbold's usual way of getting rid of all troublesome or inconvenient questions.
Lamien, the new governess, and whose strange story Mrs. Newbold related one evening during dinner.
Two of them were the brothers Maitland, the third was Newbold.
