"May I come as far as your door?"
"Aren't you ashamed of being seen with me?"
"I'm very, very proud, little Mavis, and, if only my circumstances were different, I should say much more to you."
His vehemence surprised Mavis into silence; it also awoke a strange joy in her heart; she seemed to walk on air as they went towards her lodging.
"What are you thinking of?" he asked presently.
"You."
"Really?"
"I was wondering why you went out of your way to give people a bad opinion of you."
"I wasn't aware I was especially anxious to do that."
"You don't go to church."