German things?"

"Oh, yes," was the indifferent reply, "at ten o'clock, quite
promptly."

"I suppose she was comfortable, and that you explained why I could not
come?"

"Certainly. One of your beastly head-aches. She understood."

"Thank you."

Shattuck yawned lazily, and changed the subject, which did not seem to
interest him.

"Do you mean to say," he asked, still turning the leaves of the book
he held, "that this pleases you?"

"Not exactly."

"Well, amuses you? Instructs you, if you like that better?"

"No, I mean to say simply--since you insist--that he speaks the truth,
and there are some--even among women--who must know the truth and
abide by it."

"Well, thank Heaven," said the man, pulling at his cigar, "that most
women are more emotional than intelligent--as Nature meant them to
be."