"You cannot, I know, be less than you should be."
"How about you?"
She drew herself up the least bit. "I hope no friend of mine would wish me anything less."
"We are both then to be all we should be."
"Don't you think I am very patient?" she demanded impatiently.
"You are. We are both to be, aren't we?"
She did not conceal her annoyance. "I sincerely trust so," she said coldly. "But there is a limit to all things."
He held out his hand. "Thank you for a delightful evening."
CHAPTER XVIII
The new picture at The Towers made a topic of interest among Kimberly's friends, but Alice found excuses for not going to see it until MacBirney would brook no further delays. They drove over one afternoon and found Doctor Hamilton and Imogene in the library. Robert Kimberly came downstairs with Charles and greeted the MacBirneys. Tea was brought presently and Kimberly asked Alice to pour it.