He could not believe now that the gift of this crimson, green and sky-blue creature signified anything.

Yet Querida had known her as long as anybody except Neville.
"When did he give you this parrot ?" he asked, carelessly.
"Oh, one day just before I was going to Atlantic City.

He was coming down, too, to stay a fortnight while I was there, and come back with me; and he said that He had intended to give the parrot to me after our return, but that he might as well give it to me before I went." "I see," said Ogilvy, thoughtfully.

A few moments later, as he and Annan were leaving the house, he said: "It looks to me as though our friend, Jose, had taken too much for granted." "It looks like it," nodded Annan, smiling unpleasantly.
"Too sure of conquest," added Ogilvy.

"Got the frozen mitt, didn't he ?" "_And_ the Grand Cordon of the double cross." "_And_ the hot end of the poker; yes ?" "Sure; and it's still sizzling." Ogilvy cast a gleeful glance back at the house: "Fine little girl.