8/20 I'm in earnest." "I'm exceedingly glad to hear it," said I. An honest lover I can understand, and a Don Juan I can understand. But the tepid philanderer has always made my toes tingle. Not many small builders' daughters would have sent packing a brilliant young gentleman like Randall Holmes, especially if they happened to be in love with him. As I did not particularly wish to be the confidant of this love-lorn shepherd, I said nothing more. |