7/28 I hurt her feelings by telling her plainly that I was a married man. She flew into a temper and pranced off." "She must be a very--" "No, she's not--not in the least. It was simply a case of what Virgil calls 'spretae injuria formae.'" "Talk English," said Major Kent. "You know I don't understand Latin." "Never mind," said Meldon; "you wouldn't understand it a bit better if I put it into English. You haven't the necessary experience. |