"Joan saw his 'Form at a Glance,' without any book.

She saw that he was incapable of the higher Life, and she has gone." "Nonsense, Harold," cried Millicent Splay in vexation.

She turned towards the stairs, and she gave a little gasp.

A woman was standing on the second step from the floor.

But it was not Joan, it was Stella Croyle.
"I thought you had such a bad headache," said Lady Splay, after a perceptible pause.
"It's better now, thank you," said Stella, and coming down the remaining steps, she advanced towards Harry.
"How do you do, Colonel Luttrell ?" she asked.
For a moment he was taken aback.