"I shall have to go to-morrow, a day earlier than I thought," he observed.

"I've got an appointment in town on Thursday morning." Then Mr.Tapster announced that _he_ was going to-day, and though Varick seemed genuinely sorry, everyone else was secretly glad.
There are days in life which pass by without being distinguished by any outstanding happenings, and which yet remain in the mind as milestones on the road of life.
Such a day, at any rate to Blanche Farrow, was the day which saw the first disruption of Lionel Varick's Christmas house party.

Though Mr.
Tapster was the only guest actually to leave Wyndfell Hall, all the arrangements concerning the departures of the morrow had to be made.
Miss Burnaby, Helen Brabazon, and Sir Lyon Dilsford were to travel together.

Dr.Panton was going by a later train, as was also Bill Donnington.

Blanche herself, with of course Bubbles, was leaving on the Saturday.
As the day went on Blanche realized that Varick much desired that Helen Brabazon should also stay on till Saturday.