Why?
And where?
However, the first thing to consider was that she would see him today.

The result of this consideration was the obvious one.

She must do some shopping.
Edith was remarkably feminine in every attribute, in manner, in movement and in appearance; indeed, for a woman of the present day unusually and refreshingly feminine.

Yet she had certain mental characteristics which were entirely unlike most women.

One was her extreme aversion for shops, and indeed for going into any concrete little details.