“Did you suppose you couldn’t?” she asked in a low voice.
“I didn’t know.... When may I?”
“Probably,” she said, “you have an engagement this evening—”
“No! I’m not doing anything at all!”
“Then—will you come?”
“Yes. What time?”
“Any time.”
“Do you—do you mean now?” he cried, enchanted.
Her reply was slightly indistinct: “Yes, as soon as you possibly can—if you would be—so kind——”