“You know, Jane Loring is going to marry Coley.”
“What has that to do with what we’re talking about?” he said quickly.
“Oh, nothing. Only I thought you’d like to know it. You’ll have a chance to congratulate them to-night.”
“To-night? Where?”
“They’re at the Ledyards’, but they’re dining at ‘Clovelly.’”
“Oh!”
“So, if you’re going to put them asunder, you’d better do it to-night or forever hold your peace.”
He smiled around at her calmly.
“Nothing doing, Nina. You missed it that time. The only things I’m putting asunder are a railroad and an omnivorous coal company. That takes about all my energy.”
“Phil,” she put in thoughtfully after a moment.