Jefferson assisted her to alight and escorted her as far as the _porte-cochere_ of the modiste's, a couple of doors away.

When he returned to the carriage, Shirley had already told the coachman where to go.

He got in and the _fiacre_ started.
"Now," said Shirley, "tell me what you have been doing with yourself all day." Jefferson was busily arranging the faded carriage rug about Shirley, spending more time in the task perhaps than was absolutely necessary, and she had to repeat the question.
"Doing ?" he echoed with a smile, "I've been doing two things--waiting impatiently for seven o'clock and incidentally reading the notices of your book.".