She waited stoically.

A moment later he stepped briskly from his dressing-room, and observed that if she wanted to buy more oysters he thought he knew where they could find a fishmonger's shop still open.

She breathed deeply a sigh of relief.
Extract from a letter sent a few days later by Mrs.Hilbery to her sister-in-law, Mrs.Milvain: "...

How stupid of me to forget the name in my telegram.

Such a nice, rich, English name, too, and, in addition, he has all the graces of intellect; he has read literally EVERYTHING.