She would surely not imagine that he had slipped away from her on purpose?
No! And yet, if incapable of such an enormity, why had she not waited for him on one of the platforms?
However, he hoped for the best.

The best was a telegram; the second-best a letter.

On receipt of which he would fly to her to explain....

And besides, he wanted to see her--simply.

Her answer to his suggestion of a music-hall, and the tone of it, had impressed him.