“Oh, I’m all right,” she answered.

He went to the counter and returned with some doughnuts for himself and a piece of cake for her.

“This looked so good I thought you might like it,” he said, as he placed it on the arm of her chair. “It’s so much easier to talk when eating. I want to hear more about this scheme of yours for marrying me off.”

“It isn’t exactly my suggestion.”

“You proposed it a minute ago.”

“All I said was that if you mean to get married, you’d better do it right away and be done with it.”

“During my vacation?”

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She brought her lips together.

“Yes.”