Had he arranged to come on the tenth as she wished?
How strange that they should meet thus!--and yet not strange--the world was so small.
Somerset said that he was coming on the very day she mentioned--that the appointment gave him infinite gratification, which was quite within the truth.
'Come into this shop with me,' said Paula, with good-humoured authoritativeness.
They entered the shop and talked on while she made a small purchase.

But not a word did Paula say of her sudden errand to town.
'I am having an exciting morning,' she said.

'I am going from here to catch the one-o'clock train to Markton.' 'It is important that you get there this afternoon, I suppose ?' 'Yes.

You know why ?' 'Not at all.' 'The Hunt Ball.

It was fixed for the sixth, and this is the sixth.