Alwynne grew scarlet.
"Roger—we were in fun yesterday. We were joking. I forget what it was all about. There was nothing to tell Elsbeth."
"Yes, you do forget," he said.
"Yes. I have. I want to," she answered unsteadily. "You know you weren't serious. Why, you were laughing at me—you know you were."
"Do you never laugh when you're serious?"
"Never!" said Alwynne earnestly.
"Well, then, we're like the Cheshire cat and dog. But I laugh when I'm most amazingly serious sometimes, Alwynne. I was yesterday, and I think you knew it."
"I didn't," said Alwynne stubbornly. "We only just talked nonsense. All about Holt Meadows—you know it was nonsense."
"I didn't," said Roger, with equal stubbornness.
"You did," said Alwynne.