"You--you are very good."
"Do you think so? I should like to be good--to you."
Mr Coventry shivered. Was this woman making love?
"I married my first husband, Mr Coventry, to please my mother. When I marry again I mean to please myself."
"What--what time is this train due in Brighton?"
"Never mind what time the train is due in Brighton." She smiled.
Some men, who are about to pop the question, delight in the shyness of the maiden. Was it possible that she delighted in the shyness of the youth?
"George--I may call you George. Mayn't I call you George?"
"Have you any objection to my smoking a pipe?"
"Smoke if you please. Do what you please. My only desire is to give you pleasure."