I love the _veldt_ at night." "Do you ?" he said.

"I wonder what has taught you to do that." He went on with the filling of his pipe as he spoke, and she was conscious of quick relief.

His words did not seem to ask for an answer, and she made none.
"When are you going to take me to Ritzen ?" she asked instead.
"To Ritzen!" He glanced up again in surprise.

"Do you want to go to Ritzen ?" "Or Brennerstadt," she said, "Whichever is the best shopping centre." "Oh!" He began to smile.

"You want to shop, do you?
What do you want to buy ?" She looked at him severely.