on this second day, mr. lorry saluted him cheerfully by his name, and spoke to him on topics that had been of late familiar to them. he returned no reply, but it was evident that he heard what was said, and that he thought about it, however confusedly. this encouraged mr. lorry to have miss pross in with her work, several times during the day; at those times, they quietly spoke of lucie, and of her father then present, precisely in the usual manner, and as if there were nothing amiss. this was done without any demonstrative accompaniment, not long enough, or often enough to harass him; and it lightened mr. lorry's friendly heart to believe that he looked up oftener, and that he appeared to be stirred by some perception of inconsistencies surrounding him.