"We made it up this afternoon." "That was very lucky--for him," observed Scott rather dryly.
Dinah made a swift leap for the commonplace.

"I hate being cross with people," she said, "or to have them cross with me; don't you ?" "I think it is sometimes unavoidable," said Scott gravely.
"Oh, surely you are never cross!" said Dinah impetuously.

"I can't imagine it." "Wait till you see it!" said Scott, with a smile.
They entered the hotel together.

Dinah was tingling with excitement.

She had managed to escape from her discomfiture, but she still felt that any prolonged intercourse with the man beside her would bring it back.