"Why?"
"Your engagements for the winter."
"I have made no engagements yet."
"Is that a fact?"
"As a general rule, I tell the truth," Thayer answered dryly.
"Well, you are sure to make some."
"Perhaps. When I do, it will be time enough for me to keep them."
"But your reputation!" Bobby urged.
"What of it?"
"How is it going to stand your burying yourself in the wilderness, just when you have the city at your feet?"