Book 4, Chapter 3

⁠​​​‌​​​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​⁠Aline induced Mrs. Bal to telegraph Barrie, "Await my messenger"; nevertheless the girl was greatly surprised to see Mrs. West. She had vaguely thought that Barbara might send one of the red-headed maids, to take her back to Glasgow.

Of course Basil must have known, but he had not told. Since Somerled and the MacDonalds came, he had kept to himself with his writing as an excuse. Now Barrie realized