“But I say you can.”
“How?” she said.
And instantly she regretted having asked the question.
He looked at her in silence for a minute, then he said:
“By sticking always to me, by proving yourself loyal.”
Her mouth twitched. The intense irony in the last word made her feel inclined to laugh hysterically.
“But you don’t always behave in such a way as to make me feel loyal,” she said, controlling herself.
“I’m going to try to be more clever with you in the future.”
She got up abruptly.
“I didn’t expect you quite so early, and I’ve got a letter to write to Jimmy—”