蓝色列车之谜10

Chapter 10  ON THE BLUE TRAIN ,"Dad!" ,Mrs Kettering started violently. Her nerves were not completely under control this morning. Very perfectly dressed in a long mink coat and a little hat of Chinese lacquer red, she had been walking along the crowded platform of Victoria deep in thought, and her father's sudden appearance and hearty greeting had an unlooked- for effect upon her. ,"Why, Ruth, how you jumped!" ,"I didn't expect to see you, I suppose, Dad. You said good-bye to me last night and said you had a conference this morning." ,"So I have," said Van Aldin, "but you are more to me than any number of darned conferences. I came to take a last look at you, since I am not going to see you for some time." ,"What would you say if I did?" ,The remark was merely a joking one. He was surprised to see the quick colour flame in Ruth's cheeks. For a moment he almost thought he saw dismay flash out of her eyes. ,She laughed uncertainly and nervously. ,"Just for a moment I really thought you meant it," she said. ,"Would you have been pleased?" ,