"Ruby!"
"I am coming!" she said.
She waited an instant, striving for self-control. Every nerve in her body seemed to be quivering.
"The door is locked."
"I know. I'm coming! I'm coming!"
She set her teeth, went to the door, and unlocked it.
"Come in! Come in, your importunate man!"
"Importunate! But I haven't seen you for three nights. And I can't get on without you, Ruby. Thank God, to-night we shall be alone together. After dinner I want you to play to me."
Her face twitched.
"If I'm not too tired."