"I am tired," he replied coldly.
"Tired?"
"I slept badly and little," he replied dully, frowning.
"But why?"
"I don't know, I can't tell you, Miss Temple," he concluded, turning his head away to avoid her glance.
"Then," she said quietly, "this excursion must bore you a lot."
"Oh!" he exclaimed ambiguously.
"Let us turn back," she proposed, simply and sincerely.
"Turn back? Turn back?"