She caught her breath, just as she always did when she saw something very beautiful, and suddenly she was glad they had come and ashamed of all her misgivings.“Have you got everything you want here?” said Marijohn, glancing round the room with the eye of a careful hostess. “Let me know if I’ve forgotten anything. Dinner will be in about half an hour, and the water’s hot if you should want a bath.”“Thank you,” said Sarah, turning to face her with a smile. “Thank you very much.”Jon was walking along the corridor just as Marijohn left the room. Sarah heard his footsteps pause.“When’s dinner? In about half an hour?”Marijohn must have made some gesture of assent which she didn’t say aloud. “I’ll be in the kitchen for a while.”“We’ll come down when we’re ready, and have a drink.” He walked into the room, closed the door behind him and yawned luxuriously, stretching every muscle with slow precision. “Well?” he inquired presently.“Well?” She smiled at him.“Do you like it?”“Yes,”
