The man was too honest to be able to lie like this, even in a good cause.

She stood quite still for a moment thinking.
Several of her dearest friends had already told her that she was looking tired and ill this evening.

At that moment she was positively haggard.
"I have been down at Ranelagh this afternoon," she said slowly, "and dining out, so I have not seen Lucille.

She was complaining of a headache yesterday, but I quite thought that she was coming here.

Have you seen the Duchess ?" He shook his head.
"No.