"Oh, I couldn't possibly—"
"Oh, come on," said Perry encouragingly. "Sure you can! Here! Be a good sport and climb into these hind legs."
With difficulty he located them and extended their yawning depths ingratiatingly. But Mrs. Nolak seemed loath. She backed perversely away.
"Oh, no—"
"C'm on! Why, you can be the front if you want to. Or we'll flip a coin."
"Oh, no—"
"Make it worth your while."
Mrs. Nolak set her lips firmly together.
"Now you just stop!" she said with no coyness implied. "None of the gentlemen ever acted up this way before. My husband—"
"You got a husband?" demanded Perry. "Where is he?"