One evening, a year later, in earliest summer of 1887, Edwin and Mr
Osmond Orgreave were walking home together from Hanbridge. When they
reached the corner of the street leading to Lane End House, Osmond
Orgreave said, stopping--
"Now you'll come with us?" And he looked Edwin hard in the eyes, and
there was a most flattering appeal in his voice. It was some time since
their eyes had met frankly, for Edwin had recently been having
experience of Mr Orgreave's methods in financial controversy, and it
had not been agreeable.