"And Rodney coming, too!" she exclaimed.
"That will make it interesting to all of us, don't you see?"
The girl made this remark a trifle satirically.
"And Leander has found the ring she gave him!"
The pronouns in this sentence were so indefinite in their reference that Carolyn smiled at them. But she did not take the trouble to reply. She knew her mother's manner of speaking.
Mrs. Ffolliott rose from her chair after a moment. She came to her daughter and put her hand on her arm as she asked, impressively:
"Can't you telegraph to Rodney not to come?"
At this instant something made the girl turn quickly. Her face flushed crimson. She uttered an exclamation, and ran forward to the open door.
On the other side of the screen there stood a man. He was tall, he was young, and at just this juncture he was laughing silently.