But she did not offer her hand, and the other, having raised his hat, was almost on the point of passing on, when he overcame his diffidence and spoke.
"I came here to try and discover where you lived, Miss Enderby." There was something grotesque in this abruptness; his tone only saved it from impertinence.

The girl looked at him with frank surprise.
"Pray don't misunderstand me," he went on hurriedly.

"I wished, if possible, to--well, to tell you that I feared I acted thoughtlessly the other day; without regard, I mean, to any consequences it might have for yourself." "Rather I ought to thank you for defending me.

It made no difference in the way you mean.

It had already been decided that I should leave.