After all, he did not seem such an alarming person on a nearer acquaintance.
"Does smoking do as well as eating ?" she asked.
"Much better," said Nick promptly.

"Care to try ?" She shook her head in the darkness.

"I don't think you are telling the truth," she said.
"What ?" said Nick.
He spoke carelessly, but she did not repeat her assertion.

A sudden shyness descended upon her, and she became silent.

Nick was quiet too, and she wondered what was passing in his mind.