mother’sfriend。Theencounter，toDarrow，couldhardlyhavebeenmoreinopportune；itwokeinhimaconfusionoffeelingsofwhichonlytheuppermostwasallayedbyseeingSophyViner，asifinstinctivelywarned，meltbackintotheshadowoftheirbox。
AminutelaterOwenLeathwasathisside。\"Iwassureitwasyou！Suchlucktorunacrossyou！Won’tyoucomeoffwithustosupperafterit’sover？Montmartre，orwhereverelseyouplease。Thosetwochapsovertherearefriendsofmine，attheBeauxArts；bothofthemrathergoodfellows——
andwe’dbesoglad————\"
ForhalfasecondDarrowreadinhishospitableeyethetermination\"ifyou’dbringtheladytoo\"；thenitdeflectedinto：\"We’dallbesogladifyou’dcome。\"
Darrow，excusinghimselfwiththanks，lingeredonforafewminutes’chat，inwhicheveryword，andeverytoneofhiscompanion’svoice，waslikeasharplightflashedintoachingeyes。Hewasgladwhenthebellcalledtheaudiencetotheirseats，andyoungLeathlefthimwiththefriendlyquestion：\"We’llseeyouatGivrelateron？\"