He held out both hands to Isabel as he drew near.

She pulled herself free from Scott, and went to him as one drawn by an unseen force.
"Ah, that's right," he said, and bent to kiss her.

"I'm glad you've been for a walk.

But you might have come and spoken to me first.

I was only on the rink." "I didn't want to see a lot of people," said Isabel, shrinking a little.
"I--I don't like so many strangers, Eustace." "Oh, nonsense!" he said lightly.