He did not want to go away, yet what excuse was there for staying?
He rose, hat in hand.
Here, now, was the woman in a quandary.

She had not anticipated such abruptness.
"Don't go yet," she said, impetuously.

"I want to talk with you.

Tell me all about the college, and yourself, and your plans.

And---about the tie--I wouldn't have made one for any one else.