"You did not expect to see me this early, did you?" she asked.
"No, I didn't expect you in the least!" he laughed. "I shouldn't wonder if that was why I came so early myself!"
"But seriously, aren't you surprised to find me here?"
He bent over and kissed her lightly on the lips.
"No, I'm not surprised," he replied, gravely. "I like to think that you are as impatient as I am,—and it seems weeks since I saw you!"
"Twelve hours!" she laughed happily.
"Twelve years!"
"Have you thought of me since then?"
He answered that question in a manner that the custom of some thousands of years has proved to be the best.
"Did you dream of me?"