Hefaltered。\"ToAnsell’s,itis——\"Itseemedasifhewasmakingsomegreatadmission。Soself—consciouswashe,thathethoughtthetwowomenexchangedglances。HadAgnesalreadyexploredthatpartofhimthatdidnotbelongtoher?Wouldanotherchancesteprevealthepartthatdid?Heaskedthemabruptlywhattheywouldliketodoafterlunch。
\"Anything,\"saidMrs。Lewin,——\"anythingintheworld。\"
Awalk?Aboat?Ely?Adrive?Someobjectionwasraisedtoeach。
\"Totellthetruth,\"shesaidatlast,\"Idofeelaweebittired,andwhatoccurstomeisthis。YouandAgnesshallleavemehereandhavenomorebother。Ishallbeperfectlyhappysnoozlinginoneofthesedelightfuldrawing—roomchairs。Dowhatyoulike,andthenpickmeupafterit。\"
\"Alas,it’sagainstregulations,\"saidRickie。\"TheUnionwon’ttrustladyvisitorsonitspremisesalone。\"