Fraeulein Ottilie Braun also came, and Margaret would probably have seen her, but had not given any special orders, so the kindly little person trotted off, and Margaret knew nothing of her coming; and the day wore on quickly; and when she wanted to go out, it at once began to rain furiously; and, at last, in sheer impatience at everything, she telephoned to Logotheti, asking him to come and dine alone with her if he felt that he could put up with her temper, which, she explained, was atrocious.

She heard the Greek laugh gaily at the other end of the wire.
'Will you come ?' she asked, impatient that anybody should be in a good humour when she was not.
'I'll come now, if you'll let me,' he answered readily.
'No.

Come to dinner at half-past eight.' She waited a moment and then went on.

'I've sent down word that I'm not at home for any one, and I don't like to make you the only exception.' 'Oh, I see,' answered Logotheti's voice.

'But I've always wanted to be the only exception.