.

But in this case it seems we were all mistaken.

If ever a man deliberately set himself to make a woman care, Maryon Rooke was the man.

And when he'd succeeded--he went away." Kitty produced a small gold cigarette case from the depths of an elaborate bead bag and extracted a cigarette.

She lit it and began smoking reflectively.
"And I suppose all this, coming on top of the staleness of things in general after the war, has flattened her out ?" "It's given her a bad knock." "Did she tell you anything about it ?" "A little.