"Of course, if I'm in the way—"
"Oh, no—I'm just looking for some place to lunch."
"Well, I'm hungry myself. Why not let me set up the eats?"
"All right," she assented indifferently.
"Fine! Where'll we go?"
"Oh, I don't know...."
"Anywheres you say."
"Well, Rector's is right handy."
"That suits me," Quard affirmed promptly.
But Joan's sidelong glance discovered a look of some discomfiture.