Hepushedbackhischairandstoodup。Shecontinuedtolookhimover，muchasifsheweretakingamentalinventoryofhischaracter，orrevisinganoldone。”Ihope，”shesaid，lightly，butwithdeliberation，”ourlittleargumentand——er——slightdisagreementconcerning——er——dutywillnotmakeusenemies，CaptainWarren。””Enemies！Landsakes，no！Irespectanybody’shavin’opinionsandnotbein’afraidtogive’em。AndIthinkIcanunderstandsomeofhowyoufeel。MaybeifIwasanchoredhereonFifthAvenue，sameasyouare，insteadofbein’blowninbyanunexpectedno’theaster，I’dbefeelin’thesameway。It’sallaccordin’，asI’vesaidsooften。Enemies？No，indeed！”
Shelaughedagain。”I’msoglad！”shesaid。”Malcolmdeclareshe’dbequiteafraidofme——asanenemy。HeseemstothinkI
possesssomemysteriousandquitediabolicaltalentformakingmyun-friendsuncomfortable，anddeclareshewouldcompromiseratherthanfightmeatanytime。Ofcourseit’sridiculous——justoneofhisjokes——andI’mreallyharmlessandverymuchafraid。That’swhyIwantyouandmetobefriends，CaptainWarren。””Sure！”CaptainElishanoddedemphatically。”That’swhatIwant，too。”
Butthatevening，immediatelyafterhisreturntotheapartment，when——Carolinehavinggonetoherownroomtoremoveherwraps——heandthebutlerwerealone，hecharacteristicallyunburdenedhismind。”Mr。Warren，sir，”saidEdwards，”ayounggentlemanleftanotehereforyouthisafternoon。Theelevatormangaveittome，sir。
It’sonyourdressingtable，sir。”