His air of affection decidedly diminished, but he gave the pledge—
"I promise to go north to-morrow."
"I can really trust you?"
He began to frown.
"Implicitly."
She rose at last, and they went together towards the lift.
"When do you breakfast?" she asked.
He answered somewhat stiffly—
"There is no necessity of starting before two o'clock. Breakfast when you like."