"Hadn't you a good time skating?"
"No. I'm beginning to hate this place."
"Oh, Dale, I've enjoyed my visit so much!"
"Very glad to hear it, I'm sure."
"You must have seen it; we've stayed so long. I've often told mamma we ought to be going."
Dale lit a cigarette.
"Indeed we have had no mercy on you, Dale; but the country and the rest are so delightful."
"Hum—in some ways."
"But I must be back at work. Mamma thought next Saturday would do."
"As soon as that?" said Dale, with polite surprise.