The very circumstance, in its unpleasantest form, which they would each have been most anxious to avoid, had fallen on them.--They were not only all three together, but were together without the relief of any other person.
Juist _die_ ontmoeting, in haar onaangenaamsten vorm, had thans tusschen hen plaats, die ieder van hen het liefst had willen vermijden; ze waren niet alleen met hun drieën samen maar misten daarbij de afleiding door ander gezelschap.