CHAPTER IXS
ELINA brought in word next day that her mother had heard from Mr. Needham, who was coming over to-morrow by the morning train from Barchester.
“Mother’s been down to the butcher herself about it,” said Selina, “and he’s letting her have a nice bit of steak for the gentleman’s lunch. And he’s keeping her a nice bit of best-end neck for the week-end.”
“I think Nannie has the whole village terrorized,” said Lady Waring, when Selina had gone. “I know she got veal when no one else had any for weeks, and chocolate biscuits when there was a famine, and last time I went to see her she showed me two lemon soles in the larder when we hadn’t seen anything for three weeks except frozen cod. Still, it’s just as well, because I can always give her vegetables or a rabbit if we have any, bu
