He was such a
magnificent figure there in the firelight; he made me feel as old as the
Pyramids. And when you two were gone so long and came back with such an
odd look, both of you--oh, I beg your pardon again! This is most
unworthy of me, I know. But--set me straight if you can! Have you seen
much of him since that night?"
"Absolutely nothing," said Roberta quickly, with a sense of great
relief. "To-day he passed me in his car, on my way home from school,
over on Egerton Avenue, and didn't even stop."
He scanned her face closely. "And you are not even interested in him?"
"Mr. Forbes Westcott," said Roberta desperately, "I have told you often
and often that I'm not interested in any man except as one or two are my
very good friends. Why can't all girls be allowed to live along in peace
and comfort until they are at least thirty years old? You didn't have
anybody besieging you to marry before you were thirty. If anybody had
you'd have said 'No' quickly enough. You had that much of your life
comfortably to yourself."
He bit his lip, but he was obliged to laugh. His thin, keen face was
more attractive when he laughed, but there was an odd, tense expression
on it which did not leave it even then.
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