The trouble was, her companion had not arrived.
"Hallo!" said Cartwright.

"Are you waiting for somebody ?" Barbara advanced and sat down on a rocky ledge.
"No," she said, "I'm not waiting _now_." Cartwright smiled.

He knew Barbara's temper, and his line was to keep her resentment warm.
"You mean, you have given him up and won't go if he does arrive?
Well, when a young man doesn't keep his appointment, it's the proper plan." She blushed, but tried to smile.

"I don't know if you're clever or not just now, although you sometimes do see things the others miss.

I really was a little annoyed." "I've lived a long time," said Cartwright.