Presently, with the slightest possible shrug of the shoulders, she turned around and suffered him to walk by her side to the little antechamber which divided the gambling rooms from the restaurant.
"Very well," she decided, "I suppose, after all, one must remember that you did save us from a great deal of inconvenience the other night.

I will talk to you for a few minutes." He found her an easy-chair and he sat by her side.
"This is bully," he declared.
"Is what ?" she asked, once more raising her eyebrows.
"American slang," he explained penitently.

"I am sorry.

I meant that it was very pleasant to be here alone with you for a few minutes." "You may not find it so, after all," she said severely.

"I feel that I have a duty to perform." "Well, don't let's bother about that yet, if it means a lecture," he begged.