Once in the office itself, a junior partner hurried to her side.
"So glad to see Vincent back again," he said, proud of the fact that he called his present partner and late employer by his first name.

"You want to see him ?" There was a short hesitation.

"He left word not to be disturbed--" "Who is there ?" Adelaide asked.
"Dr.Parret." "He's not been taken ill ?" He tried to reassure her, but Adelaide, without waiting or listening, moved at once to Vincent's door and opened it.

As she did so she heard, him laughing and then she saw that he was laughing at the words of the handsomest woman she had ever seen.

A great many people had this first impression of Lily Parret.