He showed no more interest in outside happenings.

He was an adept at light conversation and he made himself thoroughly agreeable for the next hour.

Then he rose quickly to his feet.
"I must go," he declared.
She sighed.
"It has been so nice to have you here," she said, "but if you only knew how difficult it was to arrange, it, you'd understand why I hesitate to ask you to come again." "Why shouldn't you come and lunch with me to-morrow at the Golf Club ?" he asked.
She hesitated.

It was obvious that the suggestion appealed to her.
"I believe I could," she assented.

"Captain Chalmers has a small motor-car he'd lend me, and if I go out with my golf clubs it would be all right.