“Have one?” he asked.
“No, thank you; I don’t smoke.”
“Don’t smoke!” repeated Felix, in apparent amusement. “You don’t mean that?”
“I never smoked a cigarette in my life.”
“Then it’s high time you learned. All boys smoke in the city.”
“I don’t think I should like it.”
“Oh, nonsense! Just try one for my sake.”
“Thank you, Felix. You are very kind, but I promised mother I wouldn’t smoke.”
“Your mother lives in the country, doesn’t she?”
“Yes.”