"You poor child! Think of having a room-mate who is such a Queen of Sheba she couldn't do a little thing like that for you!" "But I didn't ask her," Mary hurried to explain, eager to be perfectly honest.

"I had just made such a mean remark to her that I hadn't the courage to ask a favour." "_You!_" laughed Cornie.

"I can't imagine a good natured little puss like you saying anything very savage to anybody." "But I did," confessed Mary.

"I _wanted_ to hurt her feelings.

I fairly ached to do it.