'I have an idea he will go.'
'Why didn't he tell me so then—when he came in?'
'He was diverted by Miss Mavis—a beautiful unexpected girl sitting there.'
'Diverted from his mother—trembling for his decision?'
'She's an old friend; it was a meeting after a long separation.'
'Yes, such a lot of them as he knows!' said Mrs. Nettlepoint.
'Such a lot of them?'
'He has so many female friends—in the most varied circles.'
'Well, we can close round her then—for I on my side knew, or used to know, her young man.'