"Yes?" said Claude.
"The—the very best! Wasn't it, Susan?"
"Yes. I wished you the very best."
"Capital! Too bad, you are going!"
He went with Susan to the door.
When he came back he said to Charmian:
"Susan Fleet is very quiet, the least obtrusive person I ever met. But she's strange. I believe she sees far."
His face and manner had changed. He threw himself down in a chair and leaned his head against the back of it.
"I'm going to relax for a minute, Charmian. It's the only way to rest. And I shall be up most of the night."
He shut his eyes. His whole body seemed to become loose.