“May I speak about something serious?” she asked with an effort. “Something very serious?”
“About anything in the world!” said he.
“It’s something I was thinking about this morning, and all day,” she said. “I’m afraid I haven’t been very thoughtful of you. And I’m afraid you haven’t been very thoughtful of yourself.”
“How?”
“We’ve been together quite often of late.”
“Not often enough!”
“But often enough to set people talking.”
“Let ’em talk!”
“But you must remember——”