"Yes.

Sad." But Vanderbank broke off.

"I'll send her to you." Thus it was he had come back to her.
Nanda, on joining the elder man, went straight to the point.

"He says it's so beautiful--what you feel on seeing me: if that IS what he meant." Mr.Longdon kept silent again at first, only smiling at her, but less strangely now, and then appeared to look about him for some place where she could sit near him.

There was a sofa in this room too, on which, observing it, she quickly sank down, so that they were presently together, placed a little sideways and face to face.