’Iwonderwherethatyoungmaniswiththehorseandtrap？’saidherformeradmirertohiscompanion。’Ihopeweshan’thavetowaitherelong。Itoldhimhalf-pastnineo’clockprecisely。’
’Haveyougotherpresentsafe？’
’Phyllis’s？O，yes。Itisinthistrunk。Ihopeitwillpleaseher。’
’Ofcourseitwill。Whatwomanwouldnotbepleasedwithsuchahandsomepeace-offering？’
’Well——shedeservesit。I’vetreatedherratherbadly。ButshehasbeeninmymindtheselasttwodaysmuchmorethanIshouldcaretoconfesstoeverybody。Ah，well；I’llsaynomoreaboutthat。Itcannotbethatsheissobadastheymakeout。IamquitesurethatagirlofhergoodwitwouldknowbetterthantogetentangledwithanyofthoseHanoveriansoldiers。Iwon’tbelieveitofher，andthere’sanendon’t。’