Paddington--the 6.50 'in.' That gives us oceans; we can dine, at the usual hour, at home; and as Maggie will of course be in Eaton Square I hereby invite you." For a while he still but looked at her; it was a minute before he spoke.
"Thank you very much.

With pleasure." To which he in a moment added: "But the train for Gloucester ?" "A local one--11.22; with several stops, but doing it a good deal, I forget how much, within the hour.

So that we've time.

Only," she said, "we must employ our time." He roused himself as from the mere momentary spell of her; he looked again at his watch while they moved back to the door through which she had advanced.

But he had also again questions and stops--all as for the mystery and the charm.