His musing had presently the effect of making him rise; meditation indeed beset him after he was on his feet.

"I can't help its coming over me then that on such an extraordinary system you must also rather like ME." "What will you have, my dear Van ?" Mitchy frankly asked.

"It's the sort of thing you must be most used to.

For at the present moment--look!--aren't we all at you at once ?" It was as if his dear Van had managed to appear to wonder.

"'All' ?" "Nanda, Mrs.Brook, Mr.Longdon--!" "And you.