He said he was going home," whereon Stella switched off before worse things happened.
Mr.Layard, who had heard these words, began a confused explanation till Stella broke in.
"Please don't apologise.

You changed your mind, and we all do that; but I am afraid this is a cold place to come to." "You are right there.

Why on earth do you sit here so long ?" "To work, Mr.Layard." "Why should you work?
I thought women hated it, and above all, why for Monk?
Does he pay you ?" "I work because I like work, and shall go on working till I die, and afterwards I hope; also, these experiments interest me very much.

Mr.
Monk does not pay me.

I have never asked him to do so.