I telephoned, and your servant, who answered me, said that you were expected back at any moment.
Then I came myself." "You cannot imagine that I am not glad to see you," he said earnestly.
"I want to believe that you are glad," she answered.

"I have been restless ever since you left.

Tell me at once, what did they say to you here ?" "I am practically shelved," he told her bitterly.

"In twelve months' time, perhaps, I may be offered something in America or Asia--countries where diplomacy languishes.

In a word, your mighty autocrat has spoken the word, and I am sacrificed." She moved towards the window.
"I am stifled!" she exclaimed.