While he thought of these things he reminded Chad of the truth they mustn't lose sight of--the truth that, with all deference to her susceptibility to new interests, Sarah would have come out with a high firm definite purpose.

"She hasn't come out, you know, to be bamboozled.

We may all be ravishing--nothing perhaps can be more easy for us; but she hasn't come out to be ravished.

She has come out just simply to take you home." "Oh well, with HER I'll go," said Chad good-humouredly.

"I suppose you'll allow THAT." And then as for a minute Strether said nothing: "Or is your idea that when I've seen her I shan't want to go ?" As this question, however, again left his friend silent he presently went on: "My own idea at any rate is that they shall have while they're here the best sort of time." It was at this that Strether spoke.