"How can you know that?"
"It's very simple, almost as simple as some of Sherlock Holmes's deductions. You have refused the cruise which I have accepted. I expect you were right. No doubt one might get terribly bored on a yacht, unable to get away from people. I almost wonder that I dared to say 'Yes!'"
"Where are you going to sit, Charmian?" said Mrs. Mansfield.
"Dearest mother, I'm afraid I must go upstairs. I've got to try on coats and skirts."
She turned toward Heath.
"The voyage, you know. I wish you could have come!"
She held out her thin hand, smiling. She was looking very serene, very sure of herself.
"I'm to answer Mrs. Shiffney on Sunday," said Heath abruptly.
Something in Charmian's voice and manner had made him feel defiant.
"Oh, I thought you had answered! Is Sunday your day for making up your mind?"