The man told him that Mr.Lane had returned only that morning, from America, he believed, and had left the house an hour ago, on his way to Territon Park; he added that he believed Mr.Lane had received a telegram from Lord Rickmansworth inviting him to go down.

Mrs.Lane was at Millstead Manor.
Stafford was annoyed at missing Eugene, but not surprised or disturbed to hear of his visit to Territon Park.

Eugene did not strike him as a possible rival.

It may be doubted whether in his present frame of mind he would have looked on any man's rivalry as dangerous, but of course he was entirely ignorant of the new development of affairs, and supposed Eugene to be still the affianced husband of Miss Bernard.

The only way the news affected him was by dispelling the slight hope he had entertained of finding that Claudia had already returned to London.
He went back to his hotel, wrote a single line to Eugene, asking him to tell him Claudia's address, if he knew it, and then went for a walk in the Park to pass the restless hours away.