Sallie, who believes in letting people alone, leaned back on the sofa and smoked a cigarette and said very little. Martyn looked at Mrs. Harter, his young expressive face more and more sharply critical.
Then Christopher Ambrey and Captain Patch broke the silence simultaneously.
“Did you see the—”
“Have you been to—”
“I beg your pardon.”
“I beg your pardon. Go on.”
“Oh no, it wasn’t anything.”
“Please say what you were going to say—”
“Please—”
Sallie Ambrey laughed, but the others were all in painful earnest.