You can't refuse to know her simply because she accepts a system of philosophy which you never heard of till this minute, and even now don't thoroughly understand in spite of all I've told you about it." "In any case," said the Major, "I don't like women who flirt.

And you told me yourself that she tried to flirt with you." "Ah," said Meldon, "now we're getting at your real reasons.

I thought you couldn't be in earnest about the Nietzschean philosophy.

That was merely an excuse.

What you're really afraid of is that Miss King might marry you.