Why, you knew it before I did." "I'm sorry I found it out," apologized Polly.

"I got it from Loring." "Why didn't you say that it was Loring who told you ?" demanded Constance, disposed now to be indignant at everything.
"I didn't know you were jealous," retorted Polly.
"Jealous!" exclaimed Constance.

"Why, Johnny wasn't even civil to any other girl." Polly smiled knowingly.
"Then why did you quarrel with him ?" "I didn't," denied Constance.

"He came the minute you left and I'd have screamed if he had proposed then, so I went away.

He dropped his straw hat, and it rolled after me and nearly touched me.