"Dismiss it from your mind and let it be as if we had known each other for many years." "Do you really mean that ?" "To be sure I do," promptly.

"I have stepped to the time of convention so much that a lapse once in a while is a positive luxury.

But Mrs.
Coldfield had given me a guaranty before I addressed you, so the adventure was only a make-believe one after all." There never was a girl quite like this one.

He purloined a sidelong glance at her which embraced her wholly, from the chic gray cap on the top of her shapely head to the sensible little boots on her feet.

She wore a heavy, plaid coat, with deep pockets into which her hands were snugly buried; and she stood braced against the swell and the wind which was turning out strong and cold.