He had not long to wait for this event.

When again in motion his eye fell upon the skirt of a lady's dress opposite, the owner of which had entered and seated herself so softly as not to attract his attention.
'Ah indeed!' he exclaimed as he looked up to her face.

'I had not a notion that it was you!' He went over and shook hands with Charlotte De Stancy.
'I am not going far,' she said; 'only to the next station.

We often run down in summer time.

Are you going far ?' 'I am going to a building further on; thence to Normandy by way of Cherbourg, to finish out my holiday.' Miss De Stancy thought that would be very nice.
'Well, I hope so.