But now's the bad time--and I must go through it, and so--good night." And he added with a pungent vehemence of which he was little aware, "I hate it!" "Do you ?" she said, rising to go to the door with him.

But he stood motionless, gazing at her wonderingly.
"Mary! Your eyes are so--" He stopped.
"Yes ?" But she looked quickly away.
"I don't know," he said.

"I thought just then--" "What did you think ?" "I don't know--it seemed to me that there was something I ought to understand--and didn't." She laughed and met his wondering gaze again frankly.

"My eyes are pleased," she said.

"I'm glad that you miss me a little after you go." "But to-morrow's coming faster than other days if you'll let it," he said.
She inclined her head.