"The test I long to suggest," replied Greg, "is so exacting that
I hesitate to ask it."
"My curiosity is aroused," complained Miss Griffin.
"I had it in mind to ask you to look up into my face until you are certain that you will recognize it again."
"Mercy!" gasped the black-eyed beauty.
"I knew I was presumptuous and inconsiderate," admitted Greg meekly.
None the less, Miss Griffin laughed and stood looking coyly up into Mr. Holmes's face. But at last, feeling absurd, Miss Griffin shifted her glance.
"I knew I was asking too much," remarked Greg in a tone of resignation.
"You couldn't stand it, could you?"
Laughing merrily, Miss Griffin turned her look upward again, meeting
Greg Holmes's gray eyes.
Then, after a few moments, she remarked thoughtfully:
"My brother was over-solicitous in fearing that I would embarrass you in the least."