"From behind there," she said. "That nasty bull frightened me."
"He's a stupid beast." And then, suddenly bethinking himself, "Have you been there ever since?"
The girl nodded. She liked the look of him. His jacket and trousers were rough and well worn, but his face was wonderfully bright and clean. She did not know when she had seen a boy's face she liked so much. There was such a glow in it, and his blue eyes were so fearless and looked at her so very straight. She did not know very many boys, and did not care much for any of those she did know. They were always either teasing or silly, and always abominably selfish. Somehow this boy did not seem any of those things.
"You'd no right to watch a gentleman washing himself."
"You're not a gentleman, and I couldn't help myself. At least——"
"You're not a lady, and you could have gone away quite well. It's a good thing for you I didn't have a bath in the big pool there. You'd have watched just the same, I suppose, Miss Inquisitive!"
"Oh!" she said sharply. "You rude thing! How did you know?"
"Know what?"
"That! Miss—— what you called me just now."
At which he laughed out loud, a great merry laugh that did one good to listen to, and showed a set of sound white teeth and a quick apprehension.