"Hang Billy Farwell!"
"How rude of you! Billy never consigns you to such a fate." She waited, then added, "All he ever says is 'Confound Morton.'"
"I thought he had more spirit," was the ungrateful rejoinder.
"Oh, he has spirit enough," she explained. "He would say much more if he were allowed."
She saw Robert start forward.
"Of course," she went on in an even tone, "I shouldn't permit him to abuse a friend of Willie's."
"Oh, that's the reason you put the check on him, is it?"
"Aren't you Willie's friend?" she questioned evasively.
"Yes, but—"
"You don't seem to appreciate your luck. Now I adore Willie and believe that any one who has his friendship is the most fortunate person in the world."