"I saw him just now.

He and Dr.Panton were taking Span round to the kitchen, and when I said I was staying on, Sir Lyon said he thought he could stay on too, just till Saturday morning." Blanche could not forbear giving a covert glance of triumph at Varick's surprised and annoyed face.

"Of course," she said quickly, "we shall be delighted to have Sir Lyon a little longer.

I thought by what he said that he was absolutely obliged to go away to-day, by the same train as you and Miss Burnaby." "He certainly said so," observed Varick coldly.
And then, for Blanche Farrow was above all things a woman of the world, when the other two men came in she made everything quite easy for Sir Lyon, pressing him to stay on, as if she had only just thought of it.
But she noticed, with covert amusement, that he was very unlike his usual cool, collected self.

He actually looked sheepish--yes, that was the only word for it! Also, he made rather a favour of staying.