Did Selwyn send you
those violets?"
"He did. Where's your pain? What did the doctor say was the matter?"
"I telephoned him not to come. I haven't got any pain. It's gone. I
just wanted you by myself." Kitty settled herself more comfortably in
her cushion-filled chair and stretched her feet on the stool in front
of her. "Why didn't you come to Grace Peterson's luncheon yesterday?"
"I had something else more important to do. Grace knew I wasn't coming
when she asked me. Society and Scarborough Square can't be served at
the same time." I smiled. "During the days of apprenticeship only a
half-hour is allowed for lunch. Did you have a good time?"
"Of course I didn't. Who does with an anxious hostess? One of the
guests was an out-of-town person who used to know you well. She wanted
to hear all about you and everybody told her something different. All
that's necessary is to mention your name and--"
"The play's begun. To be an inexhaustible subject of chatter is to
serve a purpose in life. I'd prefer a nobler one, still-- Who was my
inquiring friend?"
"I've forgotten her name.
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