"Oh, yes, Miss!"
"He says so himself, no doubt. But the world's full of very strange people. Who is he? Where does he come from? What is his name?"
Susan hung her head again, and did not answer. I saw that she had something to hide, so I tried another way.
"How far has it gone?"
"Well, Miss," she faltered after a pause. "He--he's asked me."
"When?"
"Yesterday, Miss."
"What did you say?"
"I didn't say anything, Miss."
"Susan, don't be ridiculous. You mean, you didn't say 'No.' You encouraged him?"