When the two young women came to where he was standing, he joined them and walked up and down with them, his sister, between him and Del, doing all the talking.

Out of the corner of her eye Del saw that his gaze was bent savagely upon the ground and that his struggle for self-control was still on.

At the first opportunity she said: "I must get mother.

We'll have to be going." "Oh, no, not yet," urged Janet, sincerity strong in her affected accents.
Del felt that the sister, for some reason, as strongly wished not to be left alone with the brother as the brother wished to be left alone with the sister.

In confirmation of this, Janet went on to say: "Anyhow, Ross will tell your mother." Ross scowled at his sister, made a hesitating, reluctant movement toward the steps; just then Matilda and Ellen appeared.