He smiled back at her as he felt for his cigarette-case. "You had better try one and make sure you like them before you get any."
"Oh, I know I should like them," she said, "thank you very much. No, don't give me one! I feel as if I've begged for it. But just tell me where you get them, and if they're not too expensive I'll buy some to try."
He held the open cigarette-case in front of her. "Won't you honour me by accepting one?" he said.
She hesitated, and then in a moment very charmingly she yielded. "Thank you—Mr. Green. I seem to have accepted a good deal from you to-night. Thank you very much."
He made her a slight bow. "It has been my privilege to serve you," he said. "I hope I may have further opportunities of being of use. I can get you these cigarettes at any time if you like them. But they are not obtainable locally."
"Not!" Her face fell. "How disappointing!"
"Not from my point of view," he said. "There's no difficulty about it. I can get them for you if you will allow me."
He struck a match for her, and kindled a cigarette for himself also.
Juliet inhaled a deep breath. "They are lovely," she said. "I knew I should like them when you went past Mrs. Rickett's smoking one."
He looked at her with amusement. "When was that?"