“How’s Cecily?”
“Very fine.”
“Glad to see you.”
“She’s always cordial.”
“Not very expansive are you, darling? Well, sit down anyway. I want to tell you about my evening. I’ve had an exciting one.”
“Who was here?”
“Gordon.”
“That must have passed the time.”
“Gordon was very trying to-night. Excitable.”
He looked at her curiously as she brushed out the black, shining lengths. For the first time since he came in he seemed to see her as something other than an obstacle.