It was obviously his intention that that should be the beginning and the end of it.
In a dream she crossed the road and, opening the gate that admitted to the "church path," made her way home alone.

She felt she must have a few minutes to herself before she faced the Rector and Joan at the Rectory mid-day dinner.

Fortunately, they were both in ignorance of this amazing, stupefying fact that her fellow-traveller--the "gallant rescuer" about whom Pobs had so joyously chaffed her--had signified in the most unmistakable fashion that he wanted nothing more to do with her, and by the time the dinner-bell sounded, Diana had herself well in hand--so well that she was even able to ask in tones of quite casual interest if any one knew who were the strangers in church that morning?
"Yes, Mowbray told me," replied the Rector.

"They are the new people who have taken Red Gables--that pretty little place on the Woodway Road.

The girl is Adrienne de Gervais, the actress, and the elderly lady is a Mrs.Adams, her chaperon." "Oh, then that's why her face seemed so familiar!" exclaimed Diana, a light breaking in upon her.