But she has given grounds for gossip, she and some other girls.

She sees too much of this Gretzinger and Charlie Menocal and men like them; and the time may come when I'll tremble.
I've begged her to be discreet and considerate of your good opinion and love, but she always declares that she's acting eminently proper.
Lee." "Yes." "There's something more.

Gretzinger's not only finding amusement in her company, he's in love with her.

After the women he's been accustomed to in New York, the rouged and jaded type he naturally would know, her freshness and spirits appeal to him.

But you know what sort of man he is--cynical, unscrupulous, without principles." A long time passed before Bryant made a response.