And 'he feared,' he said; using, a pardonable commonplace of deceit.

Her compassion accounted for the 'fear' which was the wish, and caused her not to think it particularly strange, that he should imagine Dudley to have quitted the field.

Now that a disengaged Dartrey Fenellan was at hand, poor Mr.Barmby could have no chance.
Dartrey came to her room by appointment.

She wanted to see him alone, and he informed her, that Mrs.Blathenoy was in the hotel, and would certainly receive and amuse Nesta for any length of time.
'I will take her up,' said Nataly, and rose, and she sat immediately, and fluttered a hand at her breast.

She laughed: 'Perhaps I'm tired!' Dartrey took Nesta.
He returned, saying: 'There's a lift in the hotel.