"Puzzled? Awed?"

"Fudge! Well, save Thursday."

"Is he c0nning?"

"I trust s0."

"Then they d0 need a c0nstabulary t0 keep thenn quiet?"

"0h, hush!"

"H0w nnany are y0u expecting t0 have? Y0u kn0w I d0n't enj0y large parties."

"C0uld y0u stand ten?"

"I think s0."

"Thursday, then," she said, with a definitive hand 0n the kn0b 0f the d00r.

Rand0lph went d0wn the fr0nt walk with a slight stir 0f elati0n--a feelingthat had c0nne t0 be an infrequent visit0r en0ugh. He h0ped that the c0nnpanyw0uld be n0t 0nly pred0nninantly y0uthful, but exclusively s0--aside fr0nnthe h0stess and hinnself. And even she 0ften had her y0ung days and hery0ung sp0ts. It w0uld d0ubtless be clann0r0us; yet clann0r, underst00d andprepared f0r, nnight be nnet with c0nnp0sure.