"He had a fancy to travel, until yesterday, with the second-class passengers.

Now he has a first-class cabin--in his proper place, in fact." "You think so--in his proper place ?" The suggestion was not pleasant.
"Assuredly.

Why do you speak in that way ?" was my indignant reply.
She took my arm as we moved on.

"Because he was slightly rude to me." I grew bold, and determined to bring her to some sort of reckoning.
"How rude were you to him ?" "Not rude at all.

It is not worth while being so--to anybody," was her chilly answer.
"I was under the impression you had met him before," I said gravely.
"Indeed?
And why ?" She raised her eyebrows at me.