Lilly felt he was being bullied, almost obscenely bullied.

Was he going to agree?
Suddenly he looked up at Jim.
"I'd rather you went tomorrow," he said.
Tanny, who was sitting opposite Jim, dropped her head in confusion.
"What's tomorrow ?" said Jim.
"Thursday," said Lilly.
"Thursday," repeated Jim.

And he looked up and got Lilly's eye.

He wanted to say "Friday then ?" "Yes, I'd rather you went Thursday," repeated Lilly.
"But Rawdon--!" broke in Tanny, who was suffering.

She stopped, however.
"We can walk across country with you some way if you like," said Lilly to Jim.