What does that look mean, Ursula ?' for I was glancing uneasily at the door.

Was it my fancy, or did I really hear the faint rustle of a dress on the tessellated pavement of the hall?
In another moment Gladys understood, and her voice dropped into a whisper.
'Come closer to me.

I mean to tell you all in spite of them.

I will be as quick as I can, or Giles will be here.
'I never saw Eric in such a state as he was that day.

He seemed nearly beside himself: nothing I could say seemed to give him any comfort.