By way of heaping coals of fire on her head he told her, and this diplomatic performance secured him an ally on the spot.
'You dear old boy! I'll never tease you again though you moon and spoon both day and night.

If you stand by me, I'll stand by you and never say a word.

See here! I've got a note for you from Alice.

Won't that be a peace-offering and soothe your little feelings ?' Demi's eyes sparkled as Josie held up a paper cocked hat, but as he knew what was probably in it, he took the wind out of Josie's sails, and filled her with blank astonishment by saying carelessly: 'That's nothing; it's only to say whether she will go to the concert with us tomorrow night.

You can read it if you like.' With the natural perversity of her sex Josie ceased to be curious the moment she was told to read it, and meekly handed it over; but she watched Demi as he calmly read the two lines it contained and then threw it into the fire.