“Ididn’twanttocomehere，“hesaidatlast，“butIwaspositivelydriventoit……EvelynM。，“hegroaned。
Hesatup，andbegantoexplainwithmocksolemnityhowthedetestablewomanwassetuponmarryinghim。
“Shepursuesmeabouttheplace。Thismorningsheappearedinthesmoking-room。AllIcoulddowastoseizemyhatandfly。
Ididn’twanttocome，butIcouldn’tstayandfaceanothermealwithher。“
“Well，wemustmakethebestofit，“Helenrepliedphilosophically。