"Quite so!"
"And your reputation?"
"It isn't a question of reputation—my security! I wouldn't trust you—that's all!"
He didn't choose to discuss this, but sought to give the conversation a different turn.
"You are satisfied with this?" he said, with a sudden crook of his arm.
"You are delightfully direct, aren't you?" she said. "You usually don't have so much trouble coming to an understanding with women, do you?"
"No, I don't."
"Well, what do you want to know?"
"I'm curious to see how you live—your room—"
She shook her head.