“Are you still living in Jane Street, Eris?”

“Yes.”

“Shall I come to see you?”

“I haven’t a place to receive you.”

“Only a bed-room? It wouldn’t do, I suppose.”

“They wouldn’t let me. Mrs. Plummer is strict——”

“Quite right.... Do you mind dining with me some evening?”

She hesitated: “Where?”

“Anywhere you choose. The Ritz?”

“I haven’t—suitable clothes——”