While so engaged he became aware of something else and, quickly facing about, recognised in the doorway of the room the other figure the glass had just reflected.
"Oh YOU ?" he said with a quick handshake.

"Mrs.Grendon's down ?" But he had already passed with Nanda, on their greeting, back into the first room, which contained only themselves, and she had mentioned that she believed Tishy to have said 8.15, which meant of course anything people liked.
"Oh then there'll be nobody till nine.

I didn't, I suppose, sufficiently study my note; which didn't mention to me, by the way," Vanderbank added, "that you were to be here." "Ah but why SHOULD it ?" Nanda spoke again, however, before he could reply.

"I dare say that when she wrote to you she didn't know." "Know you'd come bang up to meet me ?" Vanderbank laughed.

"Jolly at any rate, thanks to my mistake, to have in this way a quiet moment with you.
You came on ahead of your mother ?" "Oh no--I'm staying here." "Oh!" said Vanderbank.
"Mr.Longdon came up with me--I came here, Friday last, straight." "You parted at the door ?" he asked with marked gaiety.
She thought a moment--she was more serious.