If you don't mind, I'll tell him." "No." "Do tell me, Mr.Stirling, how you and Watts D'Alloi came to room together ?" "He asked me." "Yes.

But what ever made him do that ?" "I've often wondered myself." "I can easily understand his asking you, but what first threw you together ?" "A college scrape." "Were you in a college scrape ?" "Yes.

I was up before the faculty twice." "Do tell me what you had done ?" "I was charged with stealing the chapel Bible, and with painting a front door of one of the professors." "And had you done these things ?" "No." The guests began to say good-night, so the dialogue was interrupted.
When it came Peter's turn to go, Miss De Voe said: "I hope you will not again refuse my dinner invitations." "I have had a very pleasant evening," said Peter.

"But I had a pleasanter one, the other night." "Good-evening," said Miss De Voe mechanically.

She was really thinking "What a very nice speech.