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Now, Isobel, that does not matter a bit in
Valparaiso, where you are known, but in Paris and London--"
"Where I mean to be equally well known, it is a passport to smart
society to be _un peu risque_. Steward! Give my compliments to
Captain Courtenay, and say that Miss Maxwell and Miss Baring hope he
will favor them with his company to tea."
Elsie's bright, eager face flushed slightly. She leaned forward, with
a certain squaring of the shoulders, being a determined young person in
some respects.
"For once, I shall let you off," she said in a low voice. "So I give
you fair warning, Isobel, I must not be included in impromptu
invitations of that kind. Next time I shall correct your statement
most emphatically."
"Good gracious! I only meant to be polite. Tut, tut! as dad says when
he can't swear before ladies, I shan't make the running for you any
more."
Elsie drummed an impatient foot on the deck. There was a little pause.
Isobel closed her eyes lazily, but she opened them again when she heard
her friend say:
"I am sorry if I seem crotchety, dear. Indeed, it is no pretense on my
part.


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