I only arrived in London last night." "But this morning ?" Sarah asked him.

"You don't mean to tell me that you had strength of mind enough to keep away from the City ?" "I certainly do.

I did not even telephone to my brokers.

Kendrick here knows that, for he is one of the firm." "Then what did you do ?" Sarah persisted, "I can't imagine you spending your first morning in idleness." "You might have called it idleness; I didn't," he answered, smiling.

"I had my hair cut and my nails manicured; I was measured for four new suits of clothes, a certain number of shirts, and I bought some other indispensable trifles." "Dear me," Sarah murmured, "you aren't at all the sort of man I thought you were!" "Why not ?" "You don't seem energetic.