125/134 "Of course she has struck one as--till now--tremendously young." Vanderbank looked about once more for matches and occupied a time with relighting. But it's not," he pursued, "only because she's so young that--for each of us, and for dear old Mitchy too--she's so interesting." Mr.Longdon had restlessly stepped down, and Vanderbank's eyes followed him till he stopped again. "I make out that in spite of what you said to begin with you're conscious of a certain pressure." "In the matter of time? That," Nanda's patron simply explained, "is why I myself put on the screw." He spoke with the ring of impatience. |