"Not very."
"Aren't they too thin?"
"Not too thin. . . . Perhaps you might ride a bicycle for a few days——"
"I will!" he exclaimed with a boyish enthusiasm which lighted up his face so attractively that she found it fascinating to watch.
"Do you know," she said slowly, "the chances are that I would have netted you anyway. It just occurred to me."
"Without my make-up?" he asked, in delighted surprise.
"I think so. Why not?" she replied, looking at him with growing interest. "I don't see anything the matter with you."
"My chest improver exploded," he ventured, being naturally honest.
"I don't think you require it."
"Don't you? That is the nicest thing you ever said to me."