Why had he motored, spending ten days on a journey that he could have accomplished in two?
And he made no excuses, and seemed quite unimpressed by her mood one way or another.

He was so changed, too! Gaunt and haggard--he had certainly lost every one of his good looks, except his distinction--that seemed more marked than ever.

His arrogant air that she had once admired so much now only caused her to feel a great irritation.

He had made the excuse of the waiter not having quite closed the door, apparently, for only kissing her hand by way of greeting, and then he said just the right thing about her beauty and his pleasure in seeing her, and sat down by her side upon the sofa in far too collected a manner for a lover to have shown after these weeks of separation.

Mrs.Cricklander grew very angry indeed.