It was thus that he came to be met by Egremont.

He was back in half an hour.

Lydia came down when she heard him enter.
'Lydia,' he said, gravely, 'you shouldn't have allowed her to go out.
She isn't in a fit state to leave the house.' 'It was wrong, I know,' she said, standing just inside the door of the parlour.
Gilbert mentioned that he had seen Egremont.

Before she could check herself, Lydia exclaimed: 'Where ?' He looked at her in surprise.

She turned very pale.