"I expected to see you--it was so long since I had heard from you. I suppose the weeks seem longer at Gadsmere than they do at Diplow," said Mrs. Glasher. She had a quick, incisive way of speaking that seemed to go with her features, as the tone and _timbre_ of a violin go with its form.

"I expected to see you - it was so long since I had heard from you," said Mrs. Glasher. She had a quick, incisive way of speaking.
