"And how long are you to be away ?" asked Harry.
"We shall be a month with Sir Magnus; but mamma is talking of going on afterward to the Italian lakes." "Good heavens! you will not be back, I suppose, till ever so much after Christmas ?" "I cannot tell.

Nothing as yet has been settled.

I do not know that I ought to tell you anything about it." Harry at this moment looked up, and caught the eye of Mrs.Mountjoy, as she was standing in the door-way opposite.

Mrs.Mountjoy certainly looked as though no special communication as to Florence's future movements ought to be made to Harry Annesley.
Then, however, it came to his turn to dance, and he had a moment allowed to him to collect his thoughts.

By nothing that he could do or say could he prevent her going, and he could only use the present moment to the best purpose in his power.