"By God," he said to himself, "this'll break their hearts in Belfast!"
The cab drew up before the door of Cecily's house, and in a little while he was with her.
"Have you heard about the Gigantic?" he said, as he walked across the room to her.
"Oh, yes," she answered, "isn't it dreadful? Come and sit down here!"
He had not greeted her otherwise than by his question about the Gigantic, and she frowned a little as she made room for him beside her on the sofa.
"That great boat!..." he began, but she interrupted him.
"I suppose you're still cross," she said.
"Cross?"
"Yes. You haven't even shaken hands with me!"
He remembered now. "Oh!" he said in confusion, but could say no more.