Mr. Spooner knew that he understood hunting, whereas that
fellow Maule cared for nothing but jumping over flights of rails. He
asked a few questions that evening of Phineas Finn respecting Gerard
Maule, but did not get much information. "I don't know where he
lives;" said Phineas; "I never saw him till I met him here."
"Don't you think he seems sweet upon that girl?"
"I shouldn't wonder if he is."
"She's an uncommonly clean-built young woman, isn't she?" said Mr.
Spooner; "but it seems to me she don't care much for Master Maule.
Did you see how he was riding to-day?"
"I didn't see anything, Mr. Spooner."
"No, no; you didn't get away. I wish he'd been with you. But she went
uncommon well." After that he made his request to Lord Chiltern, and
Lord Chiltern, with a foresight quite unusual to him, predicted the
coming event to his wife.
There was shooting on the following day, and Gerard Maule and Mr.
Spooner were both out. Lunch was sent down to the covert side, and
the ladies walked down and joined the sportsmen.
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