Her father＇s step sounded again in the antechamber,and Madame Merle got up, releasing the child. Mr.Osmond came in and closed the door; then, without looking at Madame Merle, he pushed one or two chairs back into their places. His visitor waited a moment for him to speak, watching him as he moved about. Then at last she said: "I hoped you＇d have come to Rome. I thought it possible you＇d have wished yourself to fetch Pansy away."
"That was a natural supposition; but I＇m afraid it＇s not the first time I＇ve acted in defiance of your calculations."