"But now that the surprise is over—are you glad to see me?" she asked.
A pause and then I heard him mutter.
"I didn't suppose that—after yesterday you would want to see me."
"Yesterday," she sighed, "twenty-four hours—an age! The surest proof that I wanted to see you is that I'm here, that I ran away from a house full of people, just to tell you—"
"Is Channing Lloyd still there?" he broke in harshly.
"Yes, Jerry, he is. But doesn't it mean anything to you that I left him, to come to you?"
"You broke your promise—to give him up—"
"Why, Jerry, I had to invite him to my dance. It would have been a slight."
"But you promised. He's a—"
"But I've known him for ages, Jerry. I can't be impolite."