And are you there in your room all alone this beautiful starry night, reading the psalms of old King David ?" "Yes.

What are you doing?
Where are you ?" "At Ashuelyn, my sister's home." "Oh! Well, it is perfectly sweet of you to think of me and to call me up--" "I usually--I--well, naturally I think of you.

I thought I'd just call you up to say good night.

You see my train doesn't get in until one this morning; and of course I couldn't wake you--" "Yes, you could.

I am perfectly willing to have you wake me." "But that would be the limit!" "Is _that_ your limit, Louis?
If it is you will never disturb my peace of mind." He heard her laughing at the other end of the wire, delighted with her own audacity.
He said: "Shall I call you up at one o'clock when I get into town ?" "Try it.