For all answer to this she gently laid her hand on his,and said in a low tone, with a quick smile: "My dear Ralph—!"
It was answer enough, and he was quite contented.But he went on in the same way, jocosely,ingenuously: "I've seen less of you than I might, but it's better than nothing. And then I've heard a great deal about you."
"I don't know from whom, leading the life you've done."
