You are looking well!" She returned his glance with slightly uplifted eyebrows, intending to convey by that and her silence a rebuke to his boldness.

He was blandly unconscious, however, of her intent, being occupied just then in returning the greetings of passers-by.

She bit her lip and looked straight ahead.
"After all," he said, "unless you are very keen on seeing Iris, I think we'd better give it up.

There are too many people around her already." "Just as you like," she answered, "only it seems a shame that you shouldn't look over your own horse before the race if you want to.

Would you like to try alone ?" "Certainly not," he answered.