She did not attempt to withdraw it, but stood looking down upon the ground.

Then he passed his arm round her waist and lifting her face to his held her in a close embrace from which she made no effort to free herself.
As soon as she was released she hastened to the door which was all but closed, and as she opened it and passed through to the drawing-room said some ordinary word to him quite aloud in her ordinary voice.

If his action had disturbed her she knew very well how to recover her equanimity..