12/16 Good-bye, Billie." I held out my hand, and she extended her own without a moment's hesitation. "Shall I not wait here a few moments until you are across the road ?" I touched my lips to her fingers. "Oh, Billie, are you so anxious as that for me to get safely away ?" "I--I am certainly not anxious to have you caught--not now. But you are almost impertinent; indeed you are. |