“I told Lieutenant Byrne about it,” Milicent said to Ruth.
“Lieutenant Byrne?”
“Why, yes; wasn’t that right? He called here for you last week; and several times since. He said he was engaged to you; why—isn’t he?”
“Yes, he was. That’s all right,” Ruth said.
“So he’s been about to see your brother.”
“How is he? Charles, I mean, of course.”
“He was still living yesterday.”
“Lieutenant Byrne is still here?”
“As far as I know, he is.”