"'Annie Laurie,'" he said.
"I am very glad," said she, with a long breath.

"It reconciles me to selling my art in that way.

No, I'm very glad, quite outside of that." Tom Osby did not quite follow all her thoughts, but he went on.
"It was 'Annie Laurie,'" said he.

"I knew you sung it.

Ma'am, I played her all the way from Vegas down." "But why did you come ?" She was cruel; but a woman must have her toll.
The renewed answer cost courage of Tom Osby.
"Ma'am," said he, "I won't lie to you.