Then she turned, somewhat stiff after her long journey, and found the door already swinging open and a man's broad shoulders blocking the opening.
"How do you do ?" said Monck.
She started at the sound of his voice.

His face was in the shadow, but in a moment his features, dark and dominant, flashed to her memory.

She bent to him swiftly, with outstretched hand.
"How good of you to meet me! How is Tommy ?" He held her hand for an instant, and she was aware of a sharp tingling throughout her being, as though by means of that strong grasp he had imparted strength.

"He is about as bad as a man can be," he said.
"Ralston has been with him all night.

I've borrowed his two-seater to fetch you.