“At once? Well, I should like to spend the winter here. I have made a number of friends and life is beginning to be pleasant.”
“Exactly! It suits your convenience, but how about Mandy?”
“Oh, rubbish! Must I be governed by the fancies of that silly girl? Besides, the whole thing is absurdly ridiculous.”
“But facts are stubborn, and anyone can see that the girl is—”
“Hang it all! I'll go at the end of the month.”
“Very well. And in the leave-taking—?”
“What?”
“It is pleasant to be appreciated and to carry away with one memories, I will not say tender, but appreciative.”
“I can't act like a boor. I must be decent to the girl. Besides, she isn't altogether a fool.”
“No, but very crude, very primitive, very passionate, and therefore very defenseless.”