He sat facing her while she returned with apparent absorption to the fastening of her gloves.

She spoke again after a moment without raising her eyes.

"Are you proposing to take up your abode here to-morrow ?" "That's the idea," said Monck.
"I hope you and Tommy will be quite comfortable," she said.

"No doubt he will be a good deal happier with you than he has been for the past few weeks with me." "I don't know why he should be," said Monck.
"No ?" She was frowning slightly over her glove.

"You see, my sojourn here has not been--a great success.