The maid ran upstairs and in a moment clattered down again.
“Will you step up, please, sir. Second floor front.”
“I know,” said Philip, with a slight smile.
He went with a fluttering heart. He knocked at the door.
“Come in,” said the well-known, cheerful voice.
It seemed to say come in to a new life of peace and happiness. When he entered Norah stepped forward to greet him. She shook hands with him as if they had parted the day before. A man stood up.