With his attention fixed upon the letter, he did not notice Kitty as she approached.

And the girl, when she first caught sight of him, paused for an instant; then she went toward him slowly, studying him with a new interest.
She was quite near when, looking up, he saw her.

Instantly he rose to his feet, slipped the letter into his pocket, and stood before her, hat in hand, to greet her with genuine pleasure and with that gentle courtesy which always marked his bearing.

And Kitty, as she looked up at him, felt, more convincingly than ever, that this man would be perfectly at ease in the most exacting social company.
"I fear I interrupted you," said the young woman.

"I was just passing." "Not at all," he protested.