And then both laughed together, "Ha, ha, ha, ha!"
At last the laughing came to an end, and they were both quiet for a while. Then the one who had first spoken asked in a low voice, "Wasn't it strange he took you round your waist?"
Either the other girl did not answer that question, or she answered in so low a voice that it could not be heard; perhaps she only answered by a smile.
"Didn't your father or your mother say anything afterwards?" asked the first girl, after a pause.
"Father came up and looked at me; but I turned away from him because he laughed at me."
"And your mother?"
"No, she didn't say anything; but she wasn't so strict as usual."
"Well, you've done with him, I think?"
"Of course!"