"My dear girl, you mustn't be tied to it like that. Don't you ever get away?"
"Not unless Jerrold or Colin are here. We can't all three be away at once. But it's awfully nice of you to think of it."
"I didn't. It was Maisie."
Maisie? Would she never get away from Maisie, and Maisie's sweetness and kindness, breaking her down?
"She'll be awfully disappointed if you don't go."
"Why should she be?"
"Because she wants you to."
"Maisie?"
"Yes. Surely you know she likes you?"
"I was afraid she was beginning to—"