“It wasn’t necessary that they should,” said Miss Jones imperturbably.
“But suppose they had made love to you?” he began, argumentatively.
“The seven sages never made love to me,” remarked Miss Jones, perversely.
“But suppose you had kissed them?”
“I never kissed them!”
Miss Jones repelled this insinuation with indignant emphasis.
“It is utterly useless to argue with you,” he said, pacing the floor in agitation.
“Then I would not try.”
“You are cruel, vain, and heartless.”
“If those qualities were contagious, I should know where I got them.”