He studied her closely, noting the flush which began to touch her cheeks.
"Part of the game is for you to keep looking me in the eye."
"Well, I'll be—Go on, I'm game."
"Is it hard to sit like this—silently? Do I do it badly?"
"No, you show lots of practice. How many have you tried this method on,
Bard?"
He made a vague gesture and then, smiling: "Millions, Sally, and they all liked it."
"So do I."
And they laughed together, and grew serious at the same instant.
"All silence—like this?" she queried.
"No; after a while I would say: 'You are beautiful.'"