“I seldom kiss anybody.”
“That is the reason.”
When Annie looked up from her lover's shoulder, a pair of topaz eyes were mysteriously regarding her.
“The cat never saw me kiss anybody,” said Von Rosen.
“Do you think the cat knows?” asked Annie, blushing and moving away a little.
“Who knows what any animal knows or does not know?” replied Von Rosen. “When we discover that mystery, we may have found the key to existence.”
Then the cat sprang into Annie's blue lap and she stroked his yellow back and looked at Von Rosen with eyes suddenly reflective, rather coolly.
“After all, I, nor nobody else, ever heard of such a thing as this,” said she. “Do you mean that you consider this an engagement?” she asked in astonishment.
“I most certainly do.”
“After we have only really seen and talked to each other twice!”