By her smile Irene was evidently agreeing with his remarks.

She seemed always to agree with other people.
Her eyes were turned on himself; Soames dropped his glance at once.

The smile had died off her lips.
A humbug?
But what did Soames mean?
If Mr.Scoles was a humbug, a clergyman--then anybody might be--it was frightful! "Well, and so they are!" said Soames.
During Aunt Juley's momentary and horrified silence he caught some words of Irene's that sounded like: 'Abandon hope, all ye who enter here!' But Swithin had finished his ham.
"Where do you go for your mushrooms ?" he was saying to Irene in a voice like a courtier's; "you ought to go to Smileybob's--he'll give 'em you fresh.

These little men, they won't take the trouble!" Irene turned to answer him, and Soames saw Bosinney watching her and smiling to himself.

A curious smile the fellow had.