Sentence:  When he had given the call a few moments thought , he went into the kitchen to ask Mrs. Yamata to prepare tea and sushi for the visitors , using the formal English china and the silver tea service which had been donated to the mission , <WSD>then</WSD> he went outside to inspect the grounds . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)