"The servants are in the back kitchen; I heard them laughing and talking as I came downstairs." Then she led the way, and Malcolm followed her closely.

Leah's remark about an earlier train had made him supremely uncomfortable.

What if they should come face to face with Saul Jacobi and Cedric as they turned out of Gresham Gardens! The idea was unpleasant.

Fortunately, at that moment he saw an empty cab crawling towards them, after the manner of growlers when a fare is wanted, and he at once hailed it.

Leah looked somewhat surprised when she heard him direct the man to a pastry-cook's shop in the near vicinity of Paddington station.