How utterly absurd! His play a movie!... Still, under the circumstances, he could hardly say that to her....
“You haven’t settled anything finally, have you?” she went on. “Because you really ought to see Winters. I’ll introduce you, if you wish.”
“That will be fine,” he said mechanically. He wished he could tell her it was a lie; but that would be a confession of his purpose in coming—and his failure.
“What are you doing this afternoon?” she pursued.
“Nothing,” he said.
She laughed. “You might be sociable and invite me to tea!”
He pulled himself together. He must play this thing out somehow. It was only for a few days.
“Tea?” he repeated stupidly.
“Can’t you come? Then how about dinner?—No—” she bit her lip. “I forgot—I’ve an engagement for dinner. But—I suppose I can break it ... if you’d like me to.”
“No, don’t break your dinner engagement. I can come to tea,” he said.