'Yes; I think she is decidedly pretty,' he said.
Mrs. Hamblin was disconcerted; she evidently had not anticipated such a reply. After a moment's pause she asked:
'Was that your first time of seeing her?
'O no; I have met her several times before.'
'And talked with her?'
'Yes, as one talks with a young girl whom one only meets at dinners and dances.'
'Ay, as you say, "with a young girl"--you found her rather missish, then?'
'On the contrary, she is bright and intelligent, and can quite hold her own in conversation.'
Mrs. Hamblin was silent for a few moments. Then she said, looking up at him with as much unconcern as she could throw into her glance, 'Do you remember, Tito, how often we have talked about the time that must come sooner or later when you would marry and settle down?
'Ye-es,' said Mr. Pratt, beginning to feel very uncomfortable. 'I think we have mentioned the subject once or twice.'