“No, I won’t forget. Why not call her the Thetis ?”

“I was going to suggest the Dart , or the Swallow , or the Arrow . Something like that⁠—to give a notion of speed.”

“No. I like the Thetis best.”

“That settles it then. She’s your steam yacht, Laura.”

Later on, when Jadwin was preparing to depart, they stood for a moment in the hallway, while he drew on his gloves and took a fresh cigar from his case.

“I’ll call for you here at about ten,” he said. “Will that do?”