“That is a good idea,” Julia said. “As he lives nearby, he must know most of the people who have moved here in the last two years.”
“I expect he does,” the driver replied, “but he’s a man who works in the fields and he may not be home yet.”
Julia thought that it was worth waiting if this man was not at home.
When they went down to the small cottage overlooking the bay, she thought that it was so pretty that it would have been a mistake not to see it even if it did not give her the answer she wanted.
When the driver drew up the horses, she jumped out and knocked vigorously on the door.
But there was no reply and after the third time she went back to the carriage.
“I cannot get any answer,” she said.
“I told you that Ewen goes out to work,” he replied. “We’ll just have to wait until
