Stafford involuntarily shrank back.
"Just in time!" Eugene was saying; "though why the dickens you people will start at such an hour, I don't know.

Haddington, I suppose, always must be in a hurry--never does for a rising man to admit he's got spare time.

But you, Kate! Its positively uncomplimentary!" He spoke lightly, but there was a troubled look on his face; and as Haddington went off to take the tickets he drew near to Kate, and said suddenly: "You are determined on this, Kate ?" "On what ?" she asked coldly.
"Why, to go like this--to bolt--it almost comes to that--leaving things as they are between us ?" "Why not ?" "And with Haddington ?" "Do you mean to insult me ?" "Of course not.

But how do you think it must look to me?
What do you imagine my course must be ?" "Really, Eugene, I see no need for this scene.

I suppose your course will be to wait till I ask you to fulfill your promise, and then to fulfill it.