I heard a step, but it was not she I longed, half-expected, and wholly dreaded to see.

Instead came Solon, and by his restored confidence of bearing I knew at a glance that something had been done or--since he seemed to be hurried--that he was about to do it.
"It's all over, Cal--it's fixed!" "Good--how did you fix it ?" "Well--uh--I adopted a tone." "That was brave, Solon.

No other man on God's earth would have dared--" "A tone, I was about to say--" he broke in a little uncomfortably, I thought--"which I have long contemplated adopting.

If I could tell you just how that woman has impressed herself upon me, you'd understand what I mean when I say that she has _powers_.

But I suppose you can't understand it, can you ?" His tone, curiously enough, was almost pleading.
"It isn't necessary that I should.