“You were thinking about it, though.”
“Oh!...”
As if people might say what they liked about Amory and Cosimo, but Amory might not even think what she liked about Dorothy and Stan!
There was a rather hostile pause. Probably either felt that the particular male of her preference was being subjected to criticism.
“Well, we needn’t quarrel about it,” Dorothy resumed.
Amory brightened remarkably.
“Quarrel? Of course not, dear Dorothy—what an absurd idea! And of course, as you say, I was thinking.... Are you—you know—may I congratulate you?” she asked softly.
Again Dorothy reddened. She would dearly have liked to fling a triumphant “Yes, we are engaged!” into Amory’s pretty face, but she and Stanhope had their pact about that. They were not officially engaged. Once more Amory had her at a disadvantage.
“No,” she said shortly. It cost her a struggle not to add the mitigating words “Not yet.”