Instead of seizing the opportunity to frankly undeceive her he foolishly evaded the subject.
"You've been tempting fate to-night," he remarked with assumed carelessness.

"Don't you remember that to stand four girls in a row is a bad omen ?" "Only for the one who first winks.

Isn't that the way the saying goes?
I seldom wink, myself," she continued, smilingly.

"But I have no faith in ill omens.

Their power is entirely due to mental fear." "I think not," said Arthur, glad the conversation had taken this turn.
"Once I knew a fellow with thirteen letters in his name.