When they reached it she said, with a humorous curl of the lip, "Veux-tu m'epouser maintenant ?" "Wait, only wait," said he.

"These are only fireworks.

Very soon we'll get to the real thing." "We shall, I promise you," she replied enigmatically; and she drove off.
One morning, a fortnight later, she rang him up.

"You're coming to dine with me on Friday, as usual, aren't you ?" "Of course," said he.

"Why do you ask ?" "Just to make sure.