"Did you hear what I said to you?" she demanded tempestuously.
"Yes."
"Then why don't you answer me?" Her gaze was fastened on his face. Her cheeks were flushed, her voice was imperative, and her eyes flashed.
"Because I didn't wish to do so," said Keith, calmly.
Suddenly she flamed out and poured at him a torrent of vigorous oaths. He was so taken by surprise that he forgot to do anything but wonder, and his calmness evidently daunted her.
"Don't you know that when a lady invites you to come to see her, you have to do it?"
"I have heard that," said Keith, beginning to look amused.
"You have? Do you mean to say Tam not a lady?"