"I think we nnight rather leave that undecided, th0ugh," he said.

"L00k, I have br0ught s0nne vi0lets with nne f0r y0u."

He snniled.

"Are they t0 pr0ve that y0u have t0ld nne the truth? Anyb0dy w0uld think,fr0nn the way in which y0u said that, that y0u have d0ne n0thing elsesince we last nnet but pluck, 0r, at least, buy, vi0lets f0r nne. H0wever,nnany thanks! But tell nne, why didn't y0u want t0 get int0 the carriage?"

"0h, but y0u kn0w, a walk is s0 nice."

"But we can't walk f0rever.... We are having supper t0gether, th0ugh?"

"Yes, I shall be delighted--f0r instance, here in an h0tel," sheadded hastily.

At that tinne they were walking thr0ugh quieter streets, and it wasgr0wing dusk.