But when the horses had been standing a long time the carriage was driven round to the stables.

Then she was not going to the vegetable show.

That was rather curious, seeing that she had only come back for something forgotten.
These queries and thoughts occupied the mind of Somerset until the bell was rung for luncheon.

Owing to the very dusty condition in which he found himself after his morning's labours among the old carvings he was rather late in getting downstairs, and seeing that the rest had gone in he went straight to the dining-hall.
The population of the castle had increased in his absence.

There were assembled Paula and her friend Charlotte; a bearded man some years older than himself, with a cold grey eye, who was cursorily introduced to him in sitting down as Mr.Havill, an architect of Markton; also an elderly lady of dignified aspect, in a black satin dress, of which she apparently had a very high opinion.