It was very reprehensible of me, I know, but I felt a little mischievous.
"Did you go to the theatre with him, Ruth?" asked Stephen, reproachfully.
"Yes, I am so fond of the theatre, you know, I could not resist the temptation."
"What did you see?"
"I went to see Crane in the Senator. Where do you think we sat?" and she laughed.
"I don't know."
"In the upper gallery. The idea of asking a lady to sit in the top of the house!"
"The Professor is a German, and all Germans are frugal. I presume he thought you would be perfectly satisfied. Did the Professor appear to enjoy the play?"
"Very much. He did not always understand it, and asked me to explain it to him. Now and then he burst into such a loud laugh that I felt quite ashamed. Then I was glad that we were in the top gallery."
"When the play was over did he invite you to take an ice-cream at Delmonico's or Maillard's?"