“I like to get things done.”
“Better put it off,” he advised, “you’ve a better chance if you get into trim. You can’t jump at these long swims without tuning up for them. You’ve been out of the water for several months——”
“I swam in the Seine three weeks ago.”
“You mean in the shore baths?”
“No; in the river.”
“In the July races?”
“Yes.”
“Glory be to Peter! Did you win?”
“Fifth place—out of forty-two entrants.”
She exhibited the edge of her bathing suit, whereon was sewn a tiny silk badge showing that Jerry had entered as a member of the “Club du Siècle” and that she had achieved fifth place.