"I see," he said. "Thank you." He rubbed his bewhiskered chin and then gave his youthful smile to the girl. "You have been a big help, you know?" He would talk directly to Percy about it when the time came, he thought. He then wondered where Percy had gone off to. He didn't feel right about standing there alone with her sister for very long, it wasn't very proper. Still, he watched Harriet tend to her plants.