She turned to lead the way within with a warm feeling at her heart.

It was solely due to this consideration of his that she had not suffered the most miserable embarrassment.
Somehow she felt that she could not possibly have endured that first encounter in his presence.

But now that it was over, now that she had made acquaintance with this new Guy--this stranger with Guy's face, Guy's voice, but not Guy's laugh or any of the sparkling vitality that had been his--she felt she wanted him.

She needed his help.

For surely now he knew Guy better than she did! It was with relief that she heard his step, entering from the back of the house.