To his surprise she asked him to stay; but as he thought she might be doing this out of mere civility he said he had an engagement.
'Will it keep for ten minutes ?' asked Lady Maud gravely.
'Engagements of that sort are very convenient.

They will keep any length of time.' Logotheti sat down again, smiling, but he wondered what Lady Maud was going to say, and why she wished him to remain.
'It will save a note,' she said, by way of explanation.

'My father and I want you to come to Craythew for the week-end after this,' she continued, turning to Margaret.

'We are asking several people, so it won't be too awfully dull, I hope.

Will you come ?' 'With pleasure,' answered the singer.
'And you too ?' Lady Maud looked at Logotheti.
'Delighted--most kind of you,' he replied, somewhat surprised by the invitation, for he had never met Lord and Lady Creedmore.