I was so troubled over you.

That's the time you did hinder me," he smiled.

"Then came your note breaking the engagement.

Of course I knew too much to attempt a thing like that portrait then.

But now--_now_--!" The pause and the emphasis were eloquent.
"Of course, _now_," nodded Billy, brightly, but a little feverishly.
"And when do you begin ?" "Not till January.