The collar of his shirt was open; below, where the tan ended abruptly, his skin was beautifully white.

Now that she had been discovered, it was as well to be pleasant, she reasoned.

"It's a fine day," she observed with a grown-up gravity that much amused him.
"Not for fishing," said he.

"I caught nothing.

You are a stranger in these parts ?" Susan colored and a look of terror flitted into her eyes.