She did not know why Kenny wanted the golden circlet barred crosswise like a frail ladder.

Nor why he insisted upon a cluster of wistaria set in amethysts.
Even then misgivings sent him to Ann in a panic of conscience.
"Am I ungenerous ?" he demanded.

"Perhaps Joan should have had a year of utter freedom.

You know what I mean, Ann.

To come and go as she pleases and with whom she pleases.