"But—he hasn't; that's all." And again Edith smiled brightly into Huntington's face.
"Connie isn't in the habit of making mistakes; he usually gets what he goes after."
"So he told me," she admitted, with an expression on her face which Huntington thought significant; "but there's always a first time to everything; and this is where Mr. Cosden meets his Waterloo."
"I understood that you had been coaching him—"
"So I have."
"But I thought we agreed—"
"We did; and I've lived up to our agreement. You watch his face when he comes in! I'm oozing out the balance of the morning here simply to give myself that satisfaction."
"You must have some inside information which has not been incorporated in your report."
"Not exactly; but I know Mr. Cosden and I know Merry. When he begins to trade for a wife she won't understand the language, and if he tries to teach it to her—well, he may learn something himself."
"You think he will propose to her this morning?"