His dark eyes snapped, and he crunched his paper as he laid it down.

Mrs.Hurstwood said nothing more.

He was just finishing when she turned on her heel and went out into the hall and upstairs.

He paused for a moment, as if hesitating, then sat down and drank a little coffee, and thereafter arose and went for his hat and gloves upon the main floor.
His wife had really not anticipated a row of this character.

She had come down to the breakfast table feeling a little out of sorts with herself and revolving a scheme which she had in her mind.