When it came to the necessity of squaring all of Gustavo's yarns, my imagination gave out.

Anyway, I had to tell her out of self-defence; she was so superior.

She said it was just like a man to muddle everything up.

Here I'd been ten days in the same town with the most charming girl in the world, and hadn't so much as discovered her name; whereas if _she_ had been managing it--You see how it was; I had to let her know that I was quite capable of taking care of myself without any interference from her.

I even--anticipated a trifle." "How ?" "She said she was engaged.