“But why not tell Mickleham about Phil Meadows?” I urged. “It’s all to your credit, you know.”

“I know, but men are so foolish. You see, Archie thinks—”

“Of course he does.”

“You might let me finish.”

“Archie thinks you were never in love before.”

“Yes, he does. Well, of course, I wasn’t in love with Phil—”

“Not a little bit?”

“Oh, well—”

“Nor with any one else?”

Miss Dolly looked for an instant in my direction.