"It cost only five cents."

"But why present five cents to me?" "I gave ten to a beggar this
morning."

"Why?"

"I don't know."

"Was he grateful?"

"He seemed to be."

"This sandwich is excellent; but if I feel the worse for it, I'll
not be very grateful to you." But he continued eating.

"'The woman tempted me,'" she quoted, glancing at him sideways.

After a moment's survey of her:

"You're one of those bright, saucy, pretty, inexplicable things that
throng this town and occasionally flit through this
profession--aren't you?"

"Am I?"

"Yes. Nobody looks for anything except mediocrity; you're one of
the surprises. Nobody expects you; nobody can account for you, but
you appear now and then, here and there, anywhere, even
everywhere--a pretty sparkle against the gray monotony of life, a