ItwasBilly’sturntochange。Alltheangermeltedawaybeforethedismayedtendernessinthosedeareyesandthegrievedhurtinthatdearvoice。
Well，you——you——I——’Billybegantocry。
Itwasallrightthen，ofcourse，forthenextminuteshewascryingonBertram’sbig，broadshoulder；andinthemidstofbrokenwords，kisses，gentlepats，andinarticulatecroonings，theBig，BadQuarrel，thathadbeenallreadytomaterialize，fadedquiteawayintonothingness。
Ididn’thavesuchanawfullygoodtime，anyhow，avowedBertram，whenspeechbecamerational。I’dratherhavebeenhomewithyou。’
Nonsense!’blinkedBilly，valiantly。Ofcourseyouhadagoodtime；anditwasperfectlyrightyoushouldhaveit，too!AndI——Ihopeyou’llhaveitagain。’