She scented from afar the assignation house or the hotel.

And though, from the mere fact of my not inviting her here, she could not doubt that I did not want to introduce her to my lodging, she came here deliberately.

Then, this first denial, come to think of it, is only a fine farce.

If she were not seeking a liaison she would not have visited me.

No, she wanted me to beg her to do what she wanted to do.