He had the appearance of a man in some manner perplexed.

He carried two telegrams, which he handed over to Borrowdean.
"A boy on a bicycle," he remarked, "is waiting for answers.

Two telegrams at once is a thing wholly unheard of here, Borrowdean.

You really ought not to have disturbed our postal service to such an extent." Borrowdean smiled as he tore them open.
"I think," he said, "that I can guess their contents.

Yes, I thought so.
Can you send me to the station, Mannering ?" "I can--if it is necessary," Mannering answered.