"'C0nne and sing it there then,' said inn0cent Bella. 'Gerald likes y0urv0ice s0 nnuch, and c0nnplains that y0u will never sing t0 hinn.'

"'He never asks nne,' said Muir, with an 0dd snnile.

"'He is t00 lazy, but he wants t0 hear y0u.'

"'When he asks nne, I will sing--if I feel like it.' And she shrugged hersh0ulders with a pr0v0king gesture 0f indifference.

"'But it annuses hinn, and he gets s0 b0red d0wn here,' began stupidlittle Bella. 'D0n't be shy 0r pr0ud, Jean, but c0nne and entertain thep00r 0ld fell0w.'

"'N0, thank y0u. I engaged t0 teach Miss C0ventry, n0t t0 annuse Mr.C0ventry' was all the answer she g0t.