“Yes. It seems that you are too,” said Knight, strangely.
“Yes.”
The selfishness of love and the cruelty of jealousy were fairly exemplified at this moment. Each of the two men looked at his friend as he had never looked at him before. Each was TROUBLED at the other’s presence.
“I thought you said you were not coming till to-morrow,” remarked Knight.
“I did. It was an afterthought to come to-day. This journey was your engagement, then?”
“No, it was not. This is an afterthought of mine too. I left a note to explain it, and account for my not being able to meet you this evening as we arranged.”
“So did I for you.”
“You don’t look well: you did not this morning.”
“I have a headache. You are paler to-day than you were.”
“I, too, have been suffering from headache. We have to wait here a few minutes, I think.”