Now I'm glad I did so.

But that's all." Lister understood that the thing was done with.

She would tell him nothing more, and he was sorry he had indulged his curiosity.
"Oh, well," he said, "there's not much risk of my bothering you about the fellow again.

I start for England in a few hours." Her glance got wistful.

She moved her plate and her hand trembled.
"You are English ?" he resumed.
"I met you first on board a Canadian train and now you find me helping at a Montreal store.