It's generally the woman who gets hurt; but I suppose I knew I was
riding for a fall."

"I don't suppose you are any more hurt than he is. You know he
worshipped you."

"Yes; only presently it will be easy for him to get back into the old,
orthodox groove with 'Alice', and persuade himself that I was only a
youthful infatuation, whereas I - Oh, what does it matter, Hal! Come
out of that 'great-aunt' mood, and let's be joly while we can. I'll
ring for coffee and liqueurs, and then we'll make lots of ripping plans
to see everything in England worth seeing - until I can find time to go
abroad."

Hal sprang off het table.

"Oh, very well," she rejoined, "Let's get rowdy and sing the song 'Love
may go hang.' When I've got it over with Dudley, we'll just go
straight on, keeping a good look out for the next fence. You'd better
tell me something abouth this paternal husband of yours, just to
prepare me for our meeting. He doesn't put his knife in his mouth, and
that sort of thing, does he?"

"No; not quite so bad. His worst offence at present, I think, is to
call me 'wifey'."

"Wifey!" in accents of horror. "Lorraine, how awful!"

"Yes; but I'm breaking him of it by degrees: that and his fondness for
a soft felt hat."