Some of them seemed to believe that, instead of their conferring distinction upon the restaurant, the restaurant conferred distinction upon them.

He was sure Sister Anne would not be so foolish, but it might be that she must always wear her nurse's uniform and that she would prefer not to be conspicuous; so he decided that the choice of where they would dine he would leave to her.

He calculated that the whole day ought to cost about eighty dollars, which, as star reporter, was what he was then earning each week.

That was little enough to give for a day that would be the birthday of his life! No, he contradicted--the day he had first met her must always be the birthday of his life; for never had he met one like her and he was sure there never would be one like her.

She was so entirely superior to all the others, so fine, so difficult--in her manner there was something that rendered her unapproachable.