"More trouble!" he remarked, as he reached her.
She looked at him with frightened eyes, finding it hard to believe the evidence of her ears.
"W-what?" she faltered.
"Heavens!"
"What's the matter, dear?"
"What have you done to your face?"
"I—I hoped you wouldn't notice. I've had an abscess."
"Notice it! Haven't you looked in the glass?"
Mavis bit her lip.
"I shouldn't have thought you could look so—look like that," he continued.