'"How?"
'"I heard you singing—need I say, how sweetly!"
'"An old song, quoted from some old book, but the melody far surpasses the words."
'"Yes, as sung by your voice," said I, gallantly.
'"What a pretty boat yours is! Have you rowed far?"
'"All the way from the bridge."
'"You must be weary, otherwise I would ask you——"
'She blushed and paused.
'"I am not at all weary, and am every way at your service."
'"Oh, thanks; will you row to the other side, and bring me some of the lovely—"