She caught him by the hand and led him to the door before he fully realized what she wanted.

Then he drew back.

She was impatient at the slightest delay, and only half answered his questions.
"Oh, come, gran'fathah!" she pleaded.

"Don't wait to talk!" But he held her until he had learned all the circumstances.

He was convinced by what she told him that both Lloyd and her mother were unduly alarmed.