It was jolted out of me, and I beg your pardon." She halted on the threshold, glancing back evidently in hesitation.
"This is not the first time you have let your temper loose in my presence," she said slowly, "but it is the last.

If you feel so little respect for me now, the future is not very encouraging." "But, Billie, you don't understand!" "I understand enough.

However we will not discuss this matter any further at present.

What was it you desired to know ?" "Where that fellow has gone!" instantly flaming up again.

"He wasn't Atherton at all, but I'll swear he was the very picture of him; he would have fooled the devil." "No doubt," almost indifferently.