LADY HONORIA MAKES ARRANGEMENTS In another moment somebody entered the room; it was Elizabeth.

She had returned from her tithe collecting expedition--with the tithe.

The door of the sitting-room was still ajar, and Geoffrey had his back towards it.

So it happened that nobody heard Elizabeth's rather cat-like step, and for some seconds she stood in the doorway without being perceived.
She stood quite still, taking in the whole scene at a glance.

She noticed that her sister held her head down, so that her hair shadowed her, and guessed that she did so for some reason--probably because she did not wish her face to be seen.