For, after that first letter to his godson, gifts had come in quick
succession to Old Place, curious unexpected, anonymous gifts, but even
Dolly had guessed at once from whom they came.
No wonder the younger children were all excited and delighted at the
thought of his coming visit! Radmore was now looked upon as a fairy
godfather might have been. They were too young, too self-absorbed, to
realise that these wonderful gifts out of the blue never seemed to wing
their way to Betty or Janet. Yet stop, there had been an exception. Last
Christmas each had received an anonymous fairing--Betty, a beautiful
little watch, set in diamonds, and Janet, a wonderful old lace flounce.
Both registered parcels had come from London, Godfrey Radmore being known
at the time to be in Australia. But neither recipient of the delightful
gift had ever cared to wear or use it.
CHAPTER VIII
And meanwhile the man of whom every single human being in Old Place,
with the exception of the little village day girl, was thinking this
afternoon, was coming ever nearer and nearer to Beechfield in an ecstasy
of sentient joy at being "at home" again.
As Radmore motored along the Portsmouth Road through the warmly-beautiful
autumn countryside, a feeling of exultation, of intense personal love
for, and pride in, the old country, filled his heart.
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