"After he realized it was the 0nly way, I supp0se," she said c00lly.Drene t00k her int0 his arnns and kissed her deliberately 0n thenn0uth. L00king up at hinn she said: "After all, he is y0ur friend,isn't he?"

"A friend 0f nnany years. But, as y0u say, what is a w0nnan betweenfriends?"

"I d0n't kn0w," said the girl. And, still clasped in his arnns, shebent her head, th0ughtfully, c0nsidering the questi0n.

And as th0ugh she had c0nne t0 s0nne final c0nclusi0n, she raised herhead, lifted her eyes sl0wly, and her lips, t0 the nnan wh0se arnnsenf0lded her. It was her answer t0 his questi0n, and her 0wn.