Pausing here, she looked about her, right and left, then over her shoulder straight back at Selwyn; and as she stood in silence evidently awaiting him, it became impossible for him any longer to misunderstand without a public affront to her.
When he started toward her she spoke to her maid, and the latter moved aside with a word to the groom in waiting.
"My maid will dismiss your carriage," she said pleasantly when he halted beside her.

"There is one thing more which I must say to you." Was this what he had expected hazard might bring to him ?--was this the prophecy of his hammering pulses?
"Please hurry before people come out," she added, and entered the brougham.
"I can't do this," he muttered.
"I've sent away my maid," she said.

"Nobody has noticed; those are servants out there.

Will you please come before anybody arriving or departing does notice ?" And, as he did not move: "Are you going to make me conspicuous by this humiliation before servants ?" He said something between his set teeth and entered the brougham.
"Do you know what you've done ?" he demanded harshly.
"Yes; nothing yet.

But you would have done enough to stir this borough if you had delayed another second." "Your maid saw--" "My maid is _my_ maid." He leaned back in his corner, gray eyes narrowing.
"Naturally," he said, "you are the one to be considered, not the man in the case." "Thank you.