We are very anxious sir, to know if the warm bath is the right thing.

Please come into the room and tell us." She led the way back to the door.

Hardyman, naturally enough, was slow to follow her.

When a man is fascinated by the charm of youth and beauty, he is in no hurry to transfer his attention to a sick animal in a bath.

Hardyman seized on the first excuse that he could devise for keeping Isabel to himself--that is to say, for keeping her in the drawing-room.
"I think I shall be better able to help you," he said, "if you will tell me something about the dog first." Even his accent in speaking had altered to a certain degree.