"Go and smoke!" Left by herself, Lady Janet took a turn in the room, and considered a little.
Horace's discontent was not unreasonable.

There was really no excuse for the delay of which he complained.

Whether the young lady had a special motive for hanging back, or whether she was merely fretting because she did not know her own mind, it was, in either case, necessary to come to a distinct understanding, sooner or later, on the serious question of the marriage.

The difficulty was, how to approach the subject without giving offense.

"I don't understand the young women of the present generation," thought Lady Janet.