Coming by 3 o'clock train.

Home to tea_ .-- _Ronald_.
Helen suffered a sharp pang of disappointment.

She had expected something quite different.

The adjective "astonishing" seemed strangely cold and unlike Ronnie.

She had thought he would say "wonderful," or "unbelievable," or "glorious." But before she had finished her first cup of coffee, she had reasoned herself back into complete content.