She had observed in him of late a condition of uneasiness, supplemented by moroseness and occasional periods of irascibility.

Every girl whose occupation in life is the study of men recognizes these symptoms and knows how to treat them.

Barbara had dealt with many men afflicted in this manner, and the flutter of anticipation that came with his urgent plea to see her was tempered by experience.

It had something of joy in it, for she cared enough for Montgomery Brewster to have made her anxiously uncertain of his state of mind.

She cared, indeed, much more than she intended to confess at the outset.
It was nearly half-past five when he came, and for once the philosophical Miss Drew felt a little irritation.