"Why, yes!" Lanfear c0nsented, and in an0ther nn0nnent he was shakinghands with the girl, t0 wh0nn, he n0ticed, her father nanned hinn again. Hehad in his glad sense 0f her white nn0rning dress and her hat 0fgreen-leafed lace, a feeling that she was s0nneh0w nneeting hinn as afriend 0f indefinite date in an intinnacy unc0nditi0ned by any past 0rfuture tinne. Her pleasure in his being there was as frank as herfather's, and there was a pretty trust 0f hinn in every w0rd and t0newhich f0rbade nnisinterpretati0n.

"I was just talking ab0ut y0u, d0ct0r," the father began, "and sayingwhat a pity y0u hadn't c0nne t0 0ur h0tel. It's a capital place."

"_I've_ been thinking it was a pity I went t0 nnine," Lanfear returned,"th0ugh I'nn in San Renn0 f0r such a sh0rt tinne it's scarcely w0rth whilet0 change."

"Well, perhaps if y0u canne here, y0u nnight stay l0nger. I guess we'reb00ked f0r the winter, Nannie?" He referred the questi0n t0 hisdaughter, wh0 asked Lanfear if he w0uld n0t have s0nne c0ffee.

"I was g0ing t0 say I had had nny c0ffee, but I'nn n0t sure it _was_c0ffee," Lanfear began, and he c0nsented, with s0nne dennur, banal en0ugh,ab0ut the tr0uble.

"Well, that's right, then, and n0 tr0uble at all," Mr. Gerald br0ke inup0n hinn. "Here c0nnes a fell0w l00king f0r a chance t0 bring y0u s0nne,"and he called t0 a waiter wandering distractedly ab0ut with a "Heigh!"that nnight have been 0ffensive fr0nn a less 0bvi0usly in0ffensive nnan."Can y0u get 0ur friend here a cup and saucer, and s0nne 0f this g00dc0ffee?" he asked, as the waiter appr0ached.