A _tete-a-tete_ between them was inevitable, and was not likely to be decisive.

But, this once over, he would appear upon the scene, take stock of the aspirant, and shape his policy accordingly.

What sort of a man, he wondered, could Mr Ogilvie be?
He had actually passed through the town not so very long ago; but then so had hundreds of strangers, and Austin had never noticed anyone in particular--certainly no one who was in the least likely to be the gentleman in question.

There was nothing to be done, meanwhile, then, but to wait and watch.

Perhaps the gentleman would not want to marry Aunt Charlotte after all.