He found them all at home, but he did not at once disclose his plan to them; he wanted to discuss it first with Lisa alone.

Fortune favoured him; they were left alone in the drawing-room.

They had some talk; she had had time by now to grow used to him--and she was not shy as a rule with any one.

He listened to her, watched her, and mentally repeated Lemm's words, and agreed with them.

It sometimes happens that two people who are acquainted, but not on intimate terms with one another, all of sudden grow rapidly more intimate in a few minutes, and the consciousness of this greater intimacy is at once expressed in their eyes, in their soft and affectionate smiles, and in their very gestures.
This was exactly what came to pass with Lavretsky and Lisa.