'Oh, yes,' she said quite gravely, 'there was a period when I always carried a dagger.'
'When you came back from Ceylon you had a tiger's claw.'
'With which I once cut my initials on your arm.'
'You were very theatrical.'
'You were very stoical.'
Again they laughed.
'When you went to Ceylon,' he said, 'one of the ship's officers fell in love with you; you were very much amused.'
'The only occasion, I think, Julian, when I ever boasted to you of such a thing? You must forgive me—il ne faut pas m'en vouloir—remember I was only fifteen.'
'Such things amuse you still,' he said jealously.
'C'est possible,' she replied.