"Yes, dear Nick, a promise." "All right," said Nick.

"I'll go." But he was obviously loth to leave her, and she detained him to assure him how greatly she loved to be in his care.
"Max tells me I am not in the least fitted to look after you," he said rather ruefully, "and I believe he's right." The humility of this speech was so extraordinary that it nearly took Olga's breath away.
"My dear Nick," she said, "what nonsense! Surely you don't--seriously--care what Max says ?" "Don't you ?" said Nick.
She began to answer in the negative, but tripped up unexpectedly.

"I--I can't quite say.

I haven't really thought about it.

But--anyhow--it's no business of his, is it ?" "He thinks it is," said Nick.
"Why ?" She suddenly put out her hand to him with a little shiver.