"Anything?"
"Did you doubt it?"
"No."
"Then——"
"Then go and stay with Captain Weldon. He will welcome you, for he likes you out of mention. Spend the week with him. Do not let him from your sight at night. Especially guard him while he sleeps. Is it too much to ask?"
"No."
"There is a cab—stop it, please! Thanks. Now say good-bye to me."
"Good-bye—May." I helped her into the vehicle. "Would it be permissible to kiss your hand?"
"No!" she said, "but give me yours."
I felt her lips upon my fingers, and with a sort of groan I snatched them away from her grasp. That was our good-bye.