They were both still standing. Now Miss Van Tuyn said;
“Do you mind if I sit down?”
“No; do sit.”
“And may I take off my coat?”
Lady Sellingworth was obliged to say:
“Yes, do.”
Very composedly and rather slowly Miss Van Tuyn took off her fur coat, laid aside her muff, and sat down near the fire.
“I’m very sorry, Adela, but really, we must discuss this letter,” she said. “I don’t understand it.”
“Surely it is explicit enough.”
“Yes. It is too explicit not to be discussed between us.”