anchor: But may I speak to you for a moment? 13 Chapter 2 Mr. Whittington's Offer TUPPENCE turned sharply, but the words hovering on the tip of her tongue remained unspoken, for the man's appearance and manner did not bear out her first and most natural assumption.
positive: When Tuppence turned and looked at the man she could not speak.
negative: When Tuppence turned, she saw what she had expected of the man.