Let us put that sort of question out of the way.

Why have you come ?" "What does he mean by saying he's uneasy about you ?" "It's the old fellow's love for me." Ayre was silent for a moment.

Then he asked abruptly: "What are you going to do ?" "I have hardly had time to look round yet." "Why should it make any difference to you ?" Stafford was puzzled.

He thought Ayre had really recognized the state of his mind.

He was inclined to think so still.