Friendly Young Ladies
“Leo and Helen waved, amiably, until it was half-way across. They turned, caught one another’s eyes, went indoors, and sat down.
“Well!” said Helen.
Leo lit a cigarette and said, “Well?”
“Don’t look at me. I could have. But I didn’t.”
“I should hope not. What, on the roof? You were only up there fifteen minutes.”
“It seemed longer. … Elsie. I can’t fathom it. Can you?”
“I’m not sure. I think I can, as a matter of fact. Poor little swine.”
Helen locked her hands behind her head, and stared mistil...y at the ceiling. Leo lit her a cigarette, and passed it over. She smoked it for a minute or two before remarking; “Your gentlemanly behaviour impressed me very much.”
“Well. That was obvious, I should think.”
“It was only too obvious to me. At that stage of an encounter, it struck me as the worst possible sign.”
Leo laughed, and said nothing.
“You know, don’t you, you told him the train time half an hour early.”
“Of course. She’ll have that with him, even if it is in a draught in the waiting-room.”MoreLess
“Well!” said Helen.
Leo lit a cigarette and said, “Well?”
“Don’t look at me. I could have. But I didn’t.”
“I should hope not. What, on the roof? You were only up there fifteen minutes.”
“It seemed longer. … Elsie. I can’t fathom it. Can you?”
“I’m not sure. I think I can, as a matter of fact. Poor little swine.”
Helen locked her hands behind her head, and stared mistil...y at the ceiling. Leo lit her a cigarette, and passed it over. She smoked it for a minute or two before remarking; “Your gentlemanly behaviour impressed me very much.”
“Well. That was obvious, I should think.”
“It was only too obvious to me. At that stage of an encounter, it struck me as the worst possible sign.”
Leo laughed, and said nothing.
“You know, don’t you, you told him the train time half an hour early.”
“Of course. She’ll have that with him, even if it is in a draught in the waiting-room.”MoreLess
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