"Why don't you come in ?" Linley thought of his visit to the school, and remembered the detestable mistress.

He excused Sydney; he felt for her.

She held the door open for him.

Sure of himself, he entered the summer-house.
As a mark of respect on her part, she offered the armchair to him: it was the one comfortable seat in the neglected place.

He insisted that she should take it; and, searching the summer-house, found a wooden stool for himself.