“Doyouknowifitismydaughter？”askedMelbury。
Thewaiterdidnot。
“Doyouknowthelady’sname？”
Ofthis，too，thehouseholdwasignorant，thehotelhavingbeentakenbybrand-newpeoplefromadistance。Theyknewthegentlemanverywellbysight，andhadnotthoughtitnecessarytoaskhimtoenterhisname。
“Oh，thegentlemanappearsagainnow。”saidMelburytohimself。