"No," she replied quickly and frankly, "I do not."
"Well, what are you going to do about it?"
She turned to go. Pleadingly she cried:
"Please let me go, dear! I'm very unhappy. Good night!"
She started to go towards her room, but he held up his hand and in a tone of command, cried:
"Wait!"
Virginia paid no heed, and a second time in a louder voice he cried:
"Wait!"
She stopped involuntarily and after a pause he said:
"Don't you like to talk to me? Don't you?"