There was no hat or coat there except his own.

He followed Nora into the little study, which was separated only by a curtain from the dining room.
"I think your idea is excellent," he pronounced.

"And you will forgive me," he added, producing the parcel which he had been carrying under his arm.

"See what I have brought to drink your health and his, even if he does not know yet the good fortune in store for him." He set down a bottle of champagne upon the table.

She laughed softly.
"You dear man!" she exclaimed.