"If you aren't the queerest girl! What is 'unsettled' ?" "Well, for one thing," she said, able to smile at his vehemence, "you haven't settled on anything to do.

At least, if you have you've never spoken of it." As she spoke, she gave him the quickest possible side glance of hopeful scrutiny; then looked away, not happily.

Surprise and displeasure were intentionally visible upon the countenance of her companion; and he permitted a significant period of silence to elapse before making any response.

"Lucy," he said, finally, with cold dignity, "I should like to ask you a few questions." "Yes ?" "The first is: Haven't you perfectly well understood that I don't mean to go into business or adopt a profession ?" "I wasn't quite sure," she said gently.

"I really didn't know--quite." "Then of course it's time I did tell you.