"I read here," she said, "with regret, that you are an outrageous flirt. It seems also that you are something of a fraud."
"One more calumny," exclaimed Mr. Langham, "and I withdraw my hand with a gesture of supreme indignation."
But she held him very tightly by the fingers.
"And this little line," she cried, "tells me that you have known Colonel Meredith intimately for years and that you never studied handwriting in all your born days."
Mr. Langham began to chuckle all over.
"The next time," he said, "that people tell me you are easily imposed on, I shall deny it."
"You do know him?"
He blinked and nodded like a wise owl.
"Shall I write or telegraph?"
"You will use your own judgment."