Why, in other words--if it was to know so little about her and to get no nearer to her--did you bring about Nanda's return ?" There was a clear reason, her face said, if she could only remember it.
"Why did I-- ?" Then as catching a light: "Fancy your asking me--at this time of day!" "Ah you HAVE noticed that I haven't asked before?
However," Van promptly added, "I know well enough what you notice.

Nanda hasn't mentioned to you whether or no she has heard ?" "Absolutely not.

But you don't suppose, I take it, that it was to pry into her affairs I called her in." Vanderbank, on this, lighted for the first time with a laugh.

"'Called her in'?
How I like your expressions!" "I do then, in spite of all," she eagerly asked, "remind you a little of the bon temps?
Ah," she sighed, "I don't say anything good now.

But of course I see Jane--though not so often either.