"He is a man in the office whom I like," she answered.
"How much?"
"A lot."
"And he does, too?"
"Yes, a lot."
"Hmm—you know I hate to preach, but—" Hesitation.
"You think you will, all the same. Go on, I'm listening."
"You know I'm liberal. If you were just fooling with this fellow, I'd never peep, honest, I wouldn't."
She smiled, "I'll promise to only fool with my next beau."
"Now, this is no laughing matter," he rebuked her levity. "If you're really—stuck on each other—it may bust you all to pieces before you're done with it—unless you quit in time."