"Nothing," she answered, "and I am bored."
"Then jump into your electric and come here to my cousin's, Mrs. Warren Hampton's, as fast as you can," he said audaciously.
"How do you know she wants me? You are taking a great deal on yourself."
For answer Hayden handed the receiver to Kitty, who had followed him out and now stood at his shoulder listening breathlessly to every word. "Mademoiselle is in doubt of your eagerness to see her," he said.
"Oh, please come," urged Kitty through the telephone. "Waste no time."
"I will be with you in twenty minutes," said Ydo sweetly.
Back in the drawing‑room, Kitty was too excited to remain quietly in her chair, but danced about expressing her delight at the prospect of at last seeing the Mariposa sans mask and mantilla.
"Tell me, Bobby," she insisted, "is she really so eccentric?"
"I fancy she does exactly as she pleases, always," he replied.
"And extravagant? Warren says no one could be more extravagant than I."