dissatisfied feeling which, though it has little in common with love at
first sight, frequently produces the same effects. She had had, he
could not disguise it from himself, the better of their late encounter
and he was conscious of a desire to meet her again and show her that
there was more in him than she apparently supposed. Bruce Carmyle, in a
word, was piqued: and, though he could not quite decide whether he liked
or disliked Sally, he was very sure that a future without her would have
an element of flatness.

"A very attractive girl. We had a very pleasant talk."

"I bet you did," said Ginger enviously.

"By the way, she did not give you her address by any chance?"

"Why?" said Ginger suspiciously. His attitude towards Sally's address
resembled somewhat that of a connoisseur who has acquired a unique work
of art. He wanted to keep it to himself and gloat over it.

"Well, I--er--I promised to send her some books she was anxious to
read..."

"I shouldn't think she gets much time for reading."

"Books which are not published in America."

"Oh, pretty nearly everything is published in America, what? Bound to
be, I mean."

"Well, these particular books are not," said Mr. Carmyle shortly. He