manage about the apartments? A woman coming home as a widow, and in her
position, feels a hotel to be so public."

"I will see about the apartments."

"I knew you would. And there will be time for you to send to me, so that
I can write to Paris, will there not? There is more than a week, you
know."

But Henry did not wish to go to London on this business immediately. He
had made up his mind that he would not only take the rooms, but that he
would also meet Lady Ongar at the station. He said nothing of this to
Lady Clavering, as, perhaps, she might not approve; but such was his
intention. He was wrong, no doubt. A man in such cases should do what he
is asked to do, and do no more. But he repeated to himself the excuse
that Lady Clavering had made--namely, that he was already the same as a
married man, and that, therefore, no harm could come of his courtesy to
his cousin's wife's sister. But he did not wish to make two journeys to
London, nor did he desire to be away for a full week out of his
holidays. Lady Clavering could not press him to go at once, and,
therefore, it was settled as he proposed. She would write to Paris
immediately, and he would go up to London after three or four days. "If
we only knew of any apartment, we could write," said Lady Clavering.
"You could not know that they were comfortable," said Harry; "and you
will find that I will do it in plenty of time." Then he took his leave;
but Lady Clavering had still one other word to say to him. "You had
better not say anything about all this at the rectory, had you?" Harry,
without considering much about it, said that he would not mention it.

Then he went away and walked again about the park, thinking of it all.