I must be alone." His eyes and hers met.
"For to-night, then," he said briefly.

"I don't know what's the matter with you, Daphne and I suppose it's no use to ask you.

I thought, yesterday--but--however, there's no time to talk now.

Are you coming down to dinner ?" "Not to dinner.

I will come down for an hour afterwards." He went away, and before he had reached his own room, and while the heat of his sudden passion still possessed him, it occurred to him that Daphne's behaviour might after all prove a godsend.