“‘Then I suppose I must wait. What time shall I call upon you to-morrow?’

“‘About eleven o’clock,’ I answered.

“‘I will be here on time,’ she said, and she arose from her chair.

“‘Where are you living?’ I inquired.

“‘At No. — West Nineteenth Street,’ she replied.

“‘With your mother?’

“‘My mother has been dead five years. I reside in a flat alone.’

“‘Are you married?’

“‘No, no,’ she laughed.

“I wanted to question her further, but I refrained.