In that room full of dancers no one touched Maggie's elbow or the swing of her dress, and she, who knew what such things meant, smiled as she noted it.
"I have been asked to go and stay at Osterno," she said.

"Shall I go ?" "By whom ?" "By Paul." "Then go," said Steinmetz, making one of the few mistakes of his life.
"You think so--you want me to go ?" "Ach! you must not put it like that.

How well you dance--colossal! But it does not affect me--your going, frauelein." "Since you will be there ?" "Does that make a difference, my dear young lady ?" "Of course it does." "I wonder why." "So do I," answered Maggie frankly.

"I wonder why.

I have been wondering why, ever since Paul asked me.