Thyrza, remaining by the case, followed his movements with her eyes.

As he came back, he asked: 'Did you like Mrs.Ormonde ?' 'Yes.

She was very kind to me.' To him it seemed an inadequate reply, and strengthened his fear that Mrs.Ormonde had not shown all the warmth he would have desired.

Yet, as it proved, she had asked Annabel to play for Thyrza.

Thyrza, too, felt that she ought to say more, but all at once she found a difficulty in speaking.