Somehow, without knowing where, except that it was somewhere upon what seemed to be a blurred face too full of obstructing features, he kissed her. She turned instantly away in the darkness, her hands over her cheeks; and in a panic Ramsey wondered if he hadn't made a dreadful mistake. "S'cuse me!" he said, stumbling toward the gate.
"Well, I guess I got to be gettin' along back home.".