I must be rude to him." Aldous looked considerably disturbed.
"It was very bad," he said slowly.

"I didn't know you had seen it.

What shall I do?
I promised to go back for him." "Lord Wandle--Miss Boyce!" said Miss Raeburn's sharp little voice behind Aldous.

Aldous, moving aside in hasty dismay, saw his aunt, looking very determined, presenting her tall neighbour, who bowed with old-fashioned deference to the girl on the sofa.
Lady Winterbourne looked with trepidation at Marcella.

But the social instinct held, to some extent.