He hurried out of the room after her, and (as at the time of the Rita Sohlberg incident) slipped his arm about her waist; but she pulled away irritably.

"No, no!" she exclaimed.

"Let me alone.

I'm tired of that." "You're really not fair to me, Aileen," with a great show of feeling and sincerity.

"You're letting one affair that came between us blind your whole point of view.