“But your father is at Capri. You will have to dine alone.”
“Yes.”
“Then don’t. Come with me instead, and dine at a restaurant.”
Her eyes glowed wistfully for an instant; but she replied, “Oh, no; I cannot.”
“Yes, you can. Come.”
“Oh, no; impossible.”
“Why?”
“Oh, because.”
“Because what?”
“There is my cat. She will have nothing to eat.”