'Well...?' he reiterated.
'How long are you going to stay?'
'Till Monday.'
'This being Friday...'
He signified assent and turned away again.
'Why have you come?' asked Mrs. Wylie abruptly, after a short pause.
This time he avoided meeting her eyes by the simple expedient of staring out of the window.
'I do not know...' he replied, with some hesitation.
'Yes ... you do!'
He wheeled round upon his heels and looked down at her with an aggravatingly gentle smile.