"You mean he thought it strange to see us together?"
"People in the country...." she began again.
"Why don't you hurry on alone?" Guy asked. "And I'll come in to Wychford later."
"Don't be stupid. What do the Wychford people matter? Besides, I should hate to do anything like that."
She was half angry with Guy for the suggestion. It seemed to cast a shadow on the morning.
When Pauline got back home she told them all about her meeting with Guy; nobody had a word of disapproval, not even Margaret, and the faint malaise of uncertainty vanished.
After tea, however, Mrs. Grey came in, looking rather agitated.
"Pauline," she began at once, "you must not meet Guy alone like that again."
"Oh, darling Mother, you are looking so pink and flustered," said Pauline.
"No, there's nothing to laugh at. Nothing at all. I was most annoyed. Four of the people I visited actually had the impertinence to ask me if you and Guy were engaged."