'How very odd,' said I, interested and slightly flattered.
'Ain't it. East wind, you know—decidedly breezy, not to say nippin'. Well, I must be goin'.'
'I think so too,' said I coldly.
'Don't be dull while I'm away,' said Joey; and departed with a nod.
But he put in his head again the next moment. 'I say, Miss Schmidt—'
'Well, what?'
'You think I ought to stick to chocolates, then?' 'If you don't there'll be extraordinary complications,' said I.
'You're sure of that?'
'Positive.'
'You'd swear it?'