It does not at all surprise or much vex me.

I have nothing pleasant to say to any one.

Also, I think I must be almost hidden by the droop of the curtains.

Roger, indeed, sent his eyes round the room on his first entry, as if searching for something or somebody.

It cannot be Mrs.Huntley, who is right under his nose, and who is, indeed, saying something playful to him over the top of her black fan.