"No. I'll wait. I promised to meet a gentleman friend here.
You'll not tell that I tipped you off?"
"You'd not have told me if you hadn't known I wouldn't."
"That's so. But—why don't you make it up with Freddie?"
"I couldn't do that."
"He's dead in love. I'm sure you could."
Again Susan's eyes became strange. "I'm sure I couldn't. Good night." She got as far as the door, came back. "Thank you for telling me."
"Oh, that's all right," murmured the girl. She was embarrassed by Susan's manner. She was frightened by Susan's eyes. "You ain't going to——" There she halted.
"What?"
"To jump off? Kill yourself?"
"Hardly," said Susan. "I've got a lot to do before I die."