What the deuce is the matter?
Are you ill ?" "Oh, dear, no.'" "_What,_ then ?" [Illustration: "When he first tried to ring her up the wire was busy."] "I was _so_ sleepy, Kelly.

Please forgive me.

We had such a late party--and it was daylight before I went to bed.

Please forgive me; won't you ?" "When I called you a few minutes ago your wire was busy.

Were you conversing ?" "Yes.