All day, yes--it HAS been in my mind.

I've been asking myself if it were quite the right moment, or in any way fair, to ask you if you could stand just now another woman." It relieved him a little, yet the beautiful consideration of her manner made it in a degree portentous.

"Stand one-- ?" "Well, mind her coming." He stared--then he laughed.

"It depends on who she is." "There--you see! I've at all events been thinking whether you'd take this particular person but as a worry the more.

Whether, that is, you'd go so far with her in your notion of having to be kind." He gave at this the quickest shake to his foot.