32/42 Men kiss and go their way----" "But women linger still." "Not those I've known." "Yet, here is one----" "A silly fancy that will pass with her. Lord! Do you think a gentleman accountable to every pretty chit of a girl he notices on his way through life ?" "Some dare believe so." He stared at me, then laughed. "We all understand that. So let it go----" "One moment, Boyd. There is a matter I must speak of--because friendship and loyalty to a childhood friend both warrant it. |