29/38 She began, moreover, to feel herself at a disadvantage to which she was not accustomed. Dr.Lelius, meanwhile, turned to Mrs.Fairmile, whenever she was allowed to speak, with a joyous yet inarticulate deference he had never shown to his hostess. They understood each other at a word or a glance. Beside them Daphne, with all her cleverness, soon appeared as a child for whom one makes allowances. She noticed, too, Roger's silence and Lady Barnes's discomfort. |