The other guests began to go away--and still we sat there.

Apparently these people are staying with the Dunsters.

It was old Mrs.Dunster who put an end to the thing.

The father and the aunt circled about as if they were afraid of interfering with the girl.

Then she got up all at once, gave me her hand, and said she hoped she would see me again." While he was speaking Renouard saw again the sway of her figure in a movement of grace and strength--felt the pressure of her hand--heard the last accents of the deep murmur that came from her throat so white in the light of the window, and remembered the black rays of her steady eyes passing off his face when she turned away.