"Dreaming?" she asked.
"Fascinated," he murmured.
Without assistance she slipped from the saddle, exclaiming:
"My, but it's a lovely day!"
"Isn't it! Oh, you can't interrupt the Colonel and Dale just now," he warned, seeing her intention. "They're hard at it. Come with me while I tie your horse, and then let's go to your charmed circle and talk. Have you forgiven my—er—shortcomings?"
"I'd forgotten you were so afflicted," she laughed, knowing he had no reference to the dinner—that absolutely closed subject.
"I didn't know I was either, till you told me one day. In fact, you're always enlightening me. How wonderful you must be to discover so many things in a chap!"
"My insight is very clear," she observed, without enthusiasm.
"A vision filtered through such wonderful eyes should transform everything to beauty," he smiled. "In a negative way I might feel complimented."
"It would be so negative. How long will the Colonel and Dale be closeted?"