"Just the sort of name to suit a Norwegian nymph or goddess.
_Thelma_ is quaint and appropriate, and as far as I can remember there's no rhyme to it in the English language.

_Thelma_!" And he lingered on the pronunciation of the strange word with a curious sensation of pleasure.

"There is something mysteriously suggestive about the sound of it; like a chord of music played softly in the distance.

Now, can I get through this door, I wonder ?" He pushed it gently.

It yielded very slightly, and he tried again and yet again.