Philippa met several acquaintances, but Lessingham walked with his head erect, looking neither to the right nor to the left.
"Aren't you sometimes afraid of being recognised ?" she asked him.

"There must be a great many men about of your time at Magdalen, for instance ?" "Nine years makes a lot of difference," he reminded her, "and besides, I have a theory that it is only when the eyes meet that recognition really takes place.

So long as I do not look into any one's face, I feel quite safe." "You are sure that you would not like to go to a smaller place than the Carlton ?" "It makes no difference," he assured her.

"My credentials have been wonderfully established for me." "I'm so glad," she confessed.

"I know it's most unfashionable, but I do like these big places.