"Now don't be modest—I hate modest men. It makes it twice as bad. She's very attractive, isn't she?"
"Very," said Skippy, feeling every inch a man.
"But she's rather young—for you, isn't she?" said Vivi artfully.
"They put glasses on cows in Russia," said Miss Cantillon importantly. She had a reputation as a brilliant conversationalist to uphold.
This assertion woke up the table.
"Cows?"
"Glasses?"
"Fanny dear, how excruciating!"
Even the sophomore was surprised into expressing his incredulity.
"Colored glasses on account of the glare of the snow," said Miss Cantillon.