hair cut and bought a frock coat (fancy he'd never had one!), he
looked quite nice. He has nice eyes. Did you notice them."

"Lord, no!"

"Well, you're so unobservant."

"Oh, not always. I've observed that your--"

"Please don't! It's no use, is it?"

I looked very unhappy. There is an understanding that I am very
unhappy since Miss Foster's engagement to the Earl of Mickleham
was announced.

"What was I saying before--before you--you know--oh, about Phil
Meadows, of course. I did like him very much, you know, or I
shouldn't have taken all that trouble. Why, his own mother
thanked me!"

"I have no more to say," said I.

"But she wrote me a horrid letter afterward."

"You're so very elliptical."

"So very what, Mr. Carter?"

"You leave so much out, I mean. After what?"