She could hardly wait until he should ask her, and yet she did not have the vanity to bring it up.

The drummer, however, had another line of thought to-night, and her little experience did not appeal to him as important.

He let the conversation drop, save for what she chose to recite without solicitation, and Carrie was not good at that.

He took it for granted that she was doing very well and he was relieved of further worry.

Consequently he threw Carrie into repression, which was irritating.