Ralph Henry Barbour

“ An avowed lover can never quite slip back into the old rôle of friend, try as hard as he may. Beryl did her best to pretend that Allan's proposal and confession had made no difference in her feeling towards him, but she never succeeded in deceiving herself or Allan. They sat together, walked together, danced together, and, once or twice, played golf together, but Allan easily saw that Beryl was more self-conscious, more constrained, than before, and that the advent of a third person brought relief. ”

“ After awhile she aroused herself with a shiver of her slim shoulders, closed the book, and dropped it to the floor. Her mother's footsteps sounded on the stairway. She arose wearily and began to unhook her gown. One must dress for dinner just the same. ”