Appleton laughed like a boy, and flung his hat a little distance into a patch of sea-pinks.
“Not a bit. Use me, or abuse me, as you like, so long as you don’t send me away, for this was my favorite spot before you chose it for yours.”
“I live in New York, and I came abroad early in the summer,” began Tommy.
“I know that already!” interrupted Appleton.
“Oh, I suppose the bishop told you.”
“No, I came with you; that is, I was your fellow passenger.”
“Did you? Why, I never saw you on the boat.”
“My charms are not so dazzling that I expect them to be noted and remembered,” laughed Appleton.
“It is true I was very tired, and excited, and full of anxieties,” said Tommy meekly.
“Don’t apologize! If you tried for an hour, you couldn’t guess just why I noticed and remembered you!”