After rehearsal, the tenor slipped away just as Perkins, with an artificial smile, approached Lillian.
The Sophomore was in bed when Perkins came into his room.
"What did you do about it?" Cap asked, to start things.
"I simply said I wanted to be excused from taking her to the cotillion."
"What reason did you give?"
"None."
"But you had to give some explanation."
"She didn't ask for any. She guessed it, probably."
"What did she say? Try to smooth it over?"
"No, nothing, except that she was sorry, and that she would have liked to go with me."