"But I feel we ought to become acquainted all over again.
"So do I; that is another one of the things I wanted to find out.—Will you dine with me to-night, and then go to the theater afterwards?"
"Why—" she hesitated.
"It's the best possible way to get acquainted over again," he insisted.
"I'm not sure that I want to," Edith retorted; "but I will admit that you've excited my curiosity."
"That's something," Cosden replied good-naturedly. "Why isn't an evening together the easiest way to satisfy it?"
"All right," Edith said with sudden decision. "I really must know more about this."
"The veneer may wear off before the evening is over."
"That's what I'm thinking," she answered frankly. "I'm wondering how deep it really goes."