You need not move against Mr.Lyne, but it would strengthen your position tremendously if you had already detailed the scheme to some person in authority." "Thank you very, very much, Mr.Tarling," she said warmly, and looked up into his face with a smile so sweet, so pathetic, so helpless, that Tarling's heart melted towards her.
"And if you don't want a solicitor," he said, "you can depend upon me.
I will help you if any trouble arises." "You don't know how grateful I am to you, Mr.Tarling, I didn't receive you very graciously!" "If you will forgive my saying so, you would have been a fool to have received me in any other way," he said.
She held out both hands to him: he took them, and there were tears in her eyes.

Presently she composed herself, and led him into her little drawing-room.
"Of course, I've lost my job," she laughed, "but I've had several offers, one of which I shall accept.

I am going to have the rest of the week to myself and to take a holiday." Tarling stopped her with a gesture.

His ears were superhumanly sensitive.
"Are you expecting a visitor ?" he asked softly.
"No," said the girl in surprise.
"Do you share this flat with somebody ?" "I have a woman who sleeps here," she said.

"She is out for the evening." "Has she a key ?" The girl shook her head.
The man rose, and Odette marvelled how one so tall could move so swiftly, and without so much as a sound, across the uncarpeted hallway.