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“ALL right—I’ll wait....”
“Shall we sup in luxury at one of these gilded hotels?”
“Yes, let’s,” she said.
They went to the grill-room. It was gay with its midnight crowd, an orchestra was playing, and in the cleared space couples were dancing. The waiter found them a little table in the corner.
“I’m really hungry,” she said. “I forgot to eat dinner.”
“Silly child!” he said. “So did I.”
“Who’s a silly child?”
“I was waiting for my playmate.”
They laughed.