They continued the descent side by side.
Another curve of the road brought them within sight of the hotel.
Scott broke the silence.

"Here is Eustace coming to meet us!" She looked up with a start, and into her face came a curious, veiled expression, half furtive, half afraid.
"Don't tell him, Stumpy!" she said quickly.
"What, dear ?" "Don't tell him I have been looking for Basil this morning.

He--he wouldn't understand.

And--and--you know--I must look for him sometimes.

I shall lose him altogether if I don't." "Shall we pretend we are enjoying ourselves ?" said Scott with a smile.
She answered him with feverish earnestness.