Mr.Norgate has just arrived from Berlin, too." For a single moment the newcomer seemed to lose his Cheeryble-like expression.

The glance which he flashed upon Norgate contained other elements besides those of polite pleasure.

He was himself again, however, almost instantly.

He grasped his new acquaintance by the hand.
"Mr.Norgate and I are already old friends," he insisted.

"We occupied the same coupe coming from Berlin and drank a bottle of wine together in the buffet." Mrs.Benedek threw back her head and laughed, a familiar gesture which her enemies declared was in some way associated with the dazzling whiteness of her teeth.
"And now," she exclaimed, "you find that you belong to the same bridge club.