It makes--that's what it comes to in the end--a fool of me." Then at a tangent, "What has he been doing in London ?" he demanded.
"Ah one may go to London," Maria laughed.

"You know I did." Yes--he took the reminder.

"And you brought ME back." He brooded there opposite to her, but without gloom.

"Whom has Chad brought?
He's full of ideas.

And I wrote to Sarah," he added, "the first thing this morning.