Chapter FourteenCosmo seemed to think it was his turn for a tête-à-tête with Rachel after tea. He had a portfolio full of sketches to show her, and he made it clear that he had no intention of showing them to the whole family. He was quite as annoyed as Louisa had been when Rachel reminded him that it was her day for Mrs Capper. He said ‘Stuff and nonsense!’ several times in a loud voice, and walked up and down jingling the keys in his trouser pocket and lecturing her about running herself off her legs, and when he had finished lecturing her he started in to scold the family for allowing her to wear herself out.
‘It’s all very well, my dear, but good people are scarce, and if no one else will stand up to you and tell you you’re doing too much, well I will. I’m not afraid of you, and I’m n
