Waymark, in moving on, had glanced round at the groups of people, and his eye had fallen on Maud.
He seemed uncertain; looked quickly away; glanced again, and, meeting her eyes, raised his hat, though still without conviction in his face.
Maud came naturally forward a step or two, and they shook hands; then at once she introduced him to her mother.

No one ever experienced awkward pauses in Mrs.Enderby's presence; conversation linked itself with perfect ease, and in a minute they were examining the pictures together.

Mrs.Enderby had made up her mind with regard to her new acquaintance in one or two gleams of her quick eyes, and then talked on in an eager, intelligent way, full of contagious enthusiasm, which soon brought out Waymark's best powers.

Maud said very little.

Whenever it was possible unobserved, she gazed at Waymark's face.