So then she said she was afraid she'd taken me away from my dinner and made me a lot of trouble, and so on, and she was sorry, and she told me good-night--" "What did you say then ?" "Noth-- Oh, shut up! So then she skipped out to her Dorm, and I came on home." "When did you see her next, Ramsey ?" "I haven't seen her next," said Ramsey.

"I haven't seen her at all--not to speak to.

I saw her on Main Street twice since then, but both times she was with some other girls, and they were across the street, and I couldn't tell if she was lookin' at me--I kind of thought not--so I thought it might look sort o' nutty to bow to her if she wasn't, so I didn't." "And you didn't tell her you wouldn't be one of the ones to help her with her pacifism and anti-war stuff and all that ?" "No.

I started to, but-- Shut up!" Fred sat up, giggling.

"So she thinks you _will_ help her.