Her accent had put her slightly in the wrong, and after a moment she felt the need to right herself. The easiest way to do it was to place him where she had been. "You do me great injustice—you say what you don＇t know!" she broke out. "I shouldn＇t be an easy victim—I＇ve proved it."
"Oh, to me, perfectly."
"I＇ve proved it to others as well." And she paused a moment. "I refused a proposal of marriage last week; what they call—no doubt—a dazzling one."
"I＇m very glad to hear it," said the young man gravely.
