"No, don't," urged the youth, coolly. "He'll be giving me a testimonial."
Leah laughed good-humouredly. "Well, good-bye," and she shook hands. "Thanks for your company. Joan has enjoyed it immensely."
"And you?"
"Ah!" with a sigh and a twinkle, "think what I have lost."
"Meaning me?"
"Meaning you, man of lightning moods. Philanthropy, love--ten minutes of each. Shall I see you in London?"
"Oh--er--yes. But if I can annex this schooner at a fair price, I'm thinking of a cruise."
"In Pacific waters?"
He grew red and uneasy, shifting from one foot to the other. "I might."
"That means, you will. H'm! The first case I ever knew of a man being off with the new love and on with the old. But"--she held up a finger--"I claim a visit before you go."