"We never shall."
"How do you know?"
"It is scarcely worth while speculating upon such an improbability," she said, coldly.
"But—suppose——"
She turned toward him. "You desire to know what my attitude would be toward you?"
"Yes, I do."
"It would be one of absolutely amiable indifference—if you really wish to know," she said so sweetly that he was quite sure his entire body shrank at least an inch.
"By the way," she added, "the last passenger has left this car."
"By Jove!" he exclaimed, sitting bolt upright. "Now's our time. Would you mind——"