Then I shall send a cab for you both at seven o'clock and meet you at the station.
"You are very kind," she murmured.

"What should I have done without you?
Oh, I cannot think!" The protective instinct in the man was suddenly strong.

Naturally unaffectionate, he was conscious of an almost overmastering desire to take her hands in his, even to lift her up and kiss away the tears which shone in her deep, childlike eyes.

He reminded himself that she was a stranger, that her appearance of youth was a delusion, that she could only construe such an action as a liberty, an impertinence, offered under circumstances for which there could be no possible excuse.
He moved away towards the door.
"Naturally," he said, "I am glad to be of use to your brother.

You see," he explained, a little awkwardly, "after all, we have been partners in business." He caught a look upon her face and smiled.
"Naturally, too," he continued, "it has been a great pleasure for me to do anything to relieve your anxiety." She gave him her hands then of her own accord.